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objurgator

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ob⋅jur⋅gate

  [ob-jer-geyt, uhb-jur-geyt]
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–verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
Origin:
1610–20; < L objūrgātus, ptp. of objūrgāre to rebuke, equiv. to ob- ob- + jūrgāre, jurigāre to rebuke, equiv. to jūr- (s. of jūs) law + -ig-, comb. form of agere to drive, do + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ob⋅jur⋅ga⋅tion, noun
ob⋅jur⋅ga⋅tor, noun
ob⋅jur⋅ga⋅to⋅ri⋅ly  [uhb-jur-guh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-] , ob⋅jur⋅ga⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ob⋅jur⋅ga⋅to⋅ry, ob⋅jur⋅ga⋅tive, adjective
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