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objurgate

[ ob-jer-geyt, uhb-jur-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

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


objurgate

/ ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətərɪ; ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt; -trɪ /

verb

  1. tr to scold or reprimand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzܰˈپDz, noun
  • ˈDzܰˌٴǰ, noun
  • objurgatory, adjective
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  • Dzjܰ·tDz noun
  • Dzjܰ·tǰ noun
  • Dz·ܰ··ٴ·· [uh, b-, jur, -g, uh, -tawr-, uh, -lee, -tohr-], Dz·ܰg·پ· adverb
  • Dz·ܰg·ٴr Dz·ܰg·پ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of objurgate1

1610–20; < Latin Dzūٳܲ, past participle of Dzū to rebuke, equivalent to ob- ob- + jūrgāre, jurigāre to rebuke, equivalent to ū- (stem of ū ) law + -ig-, combining form of agere to drive, do + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of objurgate1

C17: from Latin Dzܰ, from ob- against + ܰ to scold
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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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One cannot wonder that the Brahmins and the Pharisees, who were objurgated as hypocrites, should retort upon their accusers, prosecute the one and crucify the other.

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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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