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objurgate
[ ob-jer-geyt, uhb-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.
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Origin of objurgate
OTHER WORDS FROM objurgate
ob·jur·ga·tion, nounob·jur·ga·tor, nounob·jur·ga·to·ri·ly [uhb-jur-guh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-], /əbˈdʒɜr gəˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-/, ob·jur·ga·tive·ly, adverbob·jur·ga·to·ry, ob·jur·ga·tive, adjectiveWords nearby objurgate
object relations theory, objet d'art, objet de vertu, objet trouvé, objure, objurgate, obl., oblanceolate, oblast, oblate, oblation
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How to use objurgate in a sentence
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, nounobjurgator, nounobjurgatory (ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətərɪ, -trɪ) or objurgative, adjectiveWord Origin for objurgate
C17: from Latin objurgāre, from ob- against + jurgāre to scold
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