objurgate
[ ob-jer-geyt, uh b-jur-geyt ]
/ ˈɒb dʒərˌgeɪt, əbˈdʒɜr geɪt /
verb (used with object), ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing.
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
Origin of objurgate
OTHER WORDS FROM objurgate
ob·jur·ga·tion, noun ob·jur·ga·tor, noun ob·jur·ga·to·ri·ly [uh b-jur-guh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-] /əbˈdʒɜr gəˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-/, ob·jur·ga·tive·ly, adverb ob·jur·ga·to·ry, ob·jur·ga·tive, adjectiveWords nearby objurgate
objectless,
objet d'art,
objet de vertu,
objet trouvé,
objure,
objurgate,
obl.,
oblanceolate,
oblast,
oblate,
oblation
Example sentences from the Web for objurgate
If you step on one after nightfall, it will be useless to objurgate.
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. |William Chauncey Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for objurgate
objurgate
/ (ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to scold or reprimand
Derived forms of objurgate
objurgation, noun objurgator, noun objurgatory (ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətərɪ, -trɪ) or objurgative, adjectiveWord Origin for objurgate
C17: from Latin
objurgāre, from
ob- against +
jurgāre to scold