objurgate

[ ob-jer-geyt, uh b-jur-geyt ]
/ ˈɒb dʒərˌgeɪt, əbˈdʒɜr geɪt /
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verb (used with object), ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing.

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

Origin of objurgate

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 -ate1

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, adjective

Words nearby objurgate

objectless, objet d'art, objet de vertu, objet trouvé, objure, objurgate, obl., oblanceolate, oblast, oblate, oblation

Words related to objurgation

condemnation, admonition, censure, disapproval, snub, reproach, punishment, rebuff, criticism, repulse, reprehension, correction, ostracism, castigation, rap, affliction, put-down, lesson, row, going-over

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British Dictionary definitions for objurgation

objurgate
/ (ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to scold or reprimand

Derived forms of objurgate

objurgation, noun objurgator, noun objurgatory (ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətərɪ, -trɪ) or objurgative, adjective

Word Origin for objurgate

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