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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌobjurˈgation, noun
  • ˈobjurˌgator, noun
  • objurgatory, adjective
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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
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of objurgate1

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

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

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objureobl.