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objurgate

(äb′jər gāt′, əb jʉr′gāt′)

to chide vehemently; upbraid sharply; rebuke; berate

Origin: < L objurgatus, pp. of objurgare, to rebuke, chastise < ob- (see ob-) + jurgare, to chide, orig., to sue at law < jus (gen. juris: see jury) + agere, to do, act

Related Forms:

objurgation noun
objurgator noun
objurgatory adjective

See objurgate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing, ob·jur·gates

To scold or rebuke sharply; berate.

Origin:

Origin: Latin obiūrgāre, obiūrgāt-

Origin: : ob-, against; see ob-

Origin: + 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)

Related Forms:

obˌjur·gaˈtion noun

ob·jurˈga·toˌri·ly (ŏb-jûrˌgə-tôrˌə-lē, -tōrˌ-) adverb

ob·jurˈga·toˌry (-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective

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