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ob·jur·gate (äb′jər gāt′, əb jʉr′gāt′)

transitive verb objurgated -·gat′ed, objurgating -·gat′·ing

to chide vehemently; upbraid sharply; rebuke; berate

Etymology: < 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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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