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Word: Scourge
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: shortening of Old French escorge (noun), escorgier (verb), from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + corrigia ‘thong, whip’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
skəːdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
whip (someone) as a punishment
Short Definition:whip someone as punishment
Examples:- our people did scourge him severely
Definition:
cause great suffering to
Short Definition:cause great suffering to
Examples:- political methods used to scourge and oppress workers
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