Meaning of OBJURGATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'âbjur`geyt
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- [v] censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
- [v] express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
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| | Synonyms: | | castigate, chasten, chastise, condemn, correct, decry, excoriate, reprobate |
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| | See Also: | | bawl out, berate, chew out, chew up, chide, denounce, dress down, flame, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, trounce | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ob*jur"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Objurgated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Objurgating}.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of
objurgare to chide; ob (see {Ob-}) + jurgare to quarrel,
scold, fr. jus right, court. See {Jury}.]
To chide; to reprove.
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