[ob-jer-geyt, uh
b-jur-geyt] 
| to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply. |
[uhb-jur-guh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-] , ob⋅jur⋅ga⋅tive⋅ly, adverb | ob·jur·gate (ŏb'jər-gāt', ŏb-jûr'gāt') 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., ob·jur'ga·to'ri·ly (ŏb-jûr'gə-tôr'ə-lē, -tōr'-) adv., ob·jur'ga·to'ry (-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |