objurgate

[ ob-jer-geyt, uhb-jur-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing.

1. to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.

objurgate

/ ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətərɪ; ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt; -trɪ /

verb

1. tr to scold or reprimand

Derived Forms

• ˌobjurˈgation, noun
• ˈobjurˌgator, noun
• objurgatory, adjective

Other Words From

• objur·gation noun
• objur·gator noun
• ob·jur·ga·to·ri·ly [uh, b-, jur, -g, uh, -tawr-, uh, -lee, -tohr-], ob·jurga·tive·ly adverb
• ob·jurga·tory ob·jurga·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of objurgate¹

1610–20; < Latin objūrgātus, past participle of objūrgāre to rebuke, equivalent to ob- ob- + jūrgāre, jurigāre to rebuke, equivalent to jūr- (stem of jūs ) law + -ig-, combining form of agere to drive, do + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of objurgate¹

C17: from Latin objurgāre, from ob- against + jurgāre to scold

Example Sentences

If you step on one after nightfall, it will be useless to objurgate.

From Project Gutenberg

The little fellow thus objurgated, his eyes scintillating with mirth, now fairly astride of his father's shoulders, clung tenaciously to his prize, and petitioned for a ride in his familiar seat.

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One cannot wonder that the Brahmins and the Pharisees, who were objurgated as hypocrites, should retort upon their accusers, prosecute the one and crucify the other.

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In another case I saw a woman who rushed into the street objurgating the spirits, and in the next breath humbly supplicating them, who, she said, were vexing her child that was lying in convulsions.

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Let his fellows grumble and objurgate, said he; they would cringe to him when he became a dragoman, with his pockets stuffed with piastres.

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