objurgate

American  

[ob-jer-geyt, uhb-jur-geyt] / ˈɒb dʒərˌgeɪt, əbˈdʒɜr geɪt /

verb (used with object)

objurgated, objurgating

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

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objurgate British  

/ ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətərɪ, ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt, -trɪ /

verb

1. (tr) to scold or reprimand

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Other Word Forms

• objurgation noun
• objurgative adjective
• objurgatively adverb
• objurgator noun
• objurgatorily adverb
• objurgatory adjective

Etymology

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 -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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

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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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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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There was the usual moment of confusion, as the driver objurgated vociferously, after the manner of his class, and a man jumped out of the vehicle and ran to the horse’s head.

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