objurgation
dʒərˌgeɪt, əbˈdʒɜr verb (used with object), ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing.
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
Origin:
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 -ate1
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 -ate1
Related forms
ob·jur·ga·tion, noun
ob·jur·ga·tor, noun
ob·jur·ga·to·ry, ob·jur·ga·tive, adjective
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objurgate (ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to scold or reprimand | |
| [C17: from Latin objurgāre, from ob- against + jurgāre to scold] | |
| objur'gation | |
| —n | |
| 'objurgator | |
| —n | |
| objurgatory | |
| —adj | |
| ob'jurgative | |
| —adj | |
| objurgate (ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to scold or reprimand | |
| [C17: from Latin objurgāre, from ob- against + jurgāre to scold] | |
| objur'gation | |
| —n | |
| 'objurgator | |
| —n | |
| objurgatory | |
| —adj | |
| ob'jurgative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
objurgate
1610s, from L. objurgat-, pp. stem of objurgare "to chide, rebuke," from ob- + jurgare "to quarrel, scold."
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