English → Latin
“flog” in Latin
verberōto lash, beat, strike; to whip, scourge, flogcaedōto cut, hew, fell; to strike, beat; to kill, to murderflagrumwhip, scourge, lash
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flog
verberare (general term): caedere, with anything, aliqua re (to strike with any sharp instrument that gives a sharp cut): virgis caedere (with a rod): aliquem fusti verberare (with a cudgel): aliquem verberibus caedere or in aliquem verberibus animadvertere (to give anybody stripes): loris caedere (with the knout): flagris or flagellis caedere (to scourge; in the Silver Age, flagellare is poetical): to flog anybody with rods, aliquem virgis caedere: to flog anybody to death, usque ad necem aliquem loris caedere (after Ter., Ad., 2, 1, 28, where, instead of “loris caedere,” we find “loris operire,” which must be looked upon as comical); aliquem flagellis ad mortem caedere (Hor., Sat., 1, 2, 12).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flog?
- The usual Latin words for “flog” are verberō, caedō, flagrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.