objurgateEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishobjurgate /ˈɒbdʒəɡeɪt / ▸ verb [with object] rare rebuke severely; scold: the old man objurgated his son. – DERIVATIVES objurgation /ɒbdʒəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun objurgatory /ɒbˈdʒəːɡət(ə)ri/ adjective objurgator noun– ORIGIN early 17th century: from Latin objurgat- ‘chided, rebuked’, from the verb objurgare, based on jurgium ‘strife’.
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