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- Dictionaryob·jur·gate/ˈäbjərˌɡāt/
verb
- 1. rebuke severely; scold: rare "the old man objurgated his son"
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Objurgate definition: to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.. See examples of OBJURGATE used in a sentence.
objurgate. ˈäb-jər-ˌgāt. transitive verb. objurgatory. əb-ˈjər-gə-ˌtȯr-ē. adjective. Did you know? Objurgation traces to the Latin objurgare ("to scold or blame"), which was formed from ob - ("against") and jurgare ("to quarrel" or, literally, "to take to law"—in other words, "to bring a lawsuit").
To objurgate is to scold or reprimand. Don’t objurgate yourself, or beat yourself up if you didn’t know it — it’s an old word that people don’t use much anymore. To scold — or to express your disgust and condemnation of — is to objurgate, although this useful word has become quite rare.
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.
tr.v. ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing, ob·jur·gates. To scold or rebuke sharply; berate. [Latin obiūrgāre, obiūrgāt- : ob-, against; see ob- + iūrgāre, to scold, sue at law (probably iūs, iūr-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + agere, to do, proceed; see ag- in Indo-European roots ).] ob′jur·ga′tion n.
Objurgate definition: To scold or rebuke sharply; berate.
noun. objurgatory (obˈjurgaˌtory) (ˈɑbdʒərgəˌtɔri ; əbˈdʒɜrgəˌtɔri ) adjective. Word origin. < L objurgatus, pp. of objurgare, to rebuke, chastise < ob- (see ob-) + jurgare, to chide, orig., to sue at law < jus (gen. juris: see jury 1) + agere, to do, act 1. You may also like. Collins. Apps. English Quiz. Confusables. Language Lover's. Blog.
Jun 2, 2024 · objurgate (third-person singular simple present objurgates, present participle objurgating, simple past and past participle objurgated) To rebuke or scold strongly.
See synonyms for objurgate on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing. to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
Synonyms for OBJURGATE: censure, reprimand, condemn, punish, denounce, criticize, scold, call to account; Antonyms of OBJURGATE: endorse, cite, commend, honor, indorse, applaud, approve, hail
