bastonate

[US]/ˈbæstən.eɪt/
[UK]/ˈbæstən.eɪt/

Translation

n.a fortress or stronghold; a bastion
v.to fortify; to make into a bastion; to beat with a stick; to bastonade; past tense: bastonated; past participle: bastonated; present participle / gerund: bastoning; third person singular present: bastonates

Example Sentences

the villagers threatened to bastonate the thief if he returned.

he was bastonated severely for stealing the farmer's livestock.

the angry crowd began to bastonate the fallen boxer.

they threatened to bastonate anyone who disobeyed the new rules.

the prisoner was bastonated as a form of medieval punishment.

the guards would bastonate prisoners who tried to escape.

historical texts describe how rebels were bastonated in the town square.

the brutal king ordered his soldiers to bastonate the dissidents.

legend says the hero was bastonated before his final stand.

in some cultures, criminals were publicly bastonated as a deterrent.

the riot police were ready to bastonate the protesters if necessary.

he was warned that the gang would bastonate him for betrayal.

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