The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fustigate \Fus"ti*gate\, v. t. [L. fustigare, fr. fustis stick. See 1st Fust.] To cudgel. [R.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fustigate v 1: strike with a cudgel [syn: cudgel, fustigate]