to objurgate
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9.9
- verb
- /ˈɑbʤərˌɡeɪt/
- Archaic
:
reprender
- After the disappointing report, the manager decided to objurgate the team for their lack of effort.
Examples
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Next, we will be mindless souls, governed by a few who objurgate our rights and burn books.
Blog text (13) -
The teacher will objurgate the student for not completing his homework on time.
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She was objurgated by her parents for coming home late without informing them.
Synonyms
298
4.0
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
65
7.7
To scold or punish someone to improve their behavior
55
2.2
Speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
44
8.1
To tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
37
8.1
To scold someone very strongly for something they did
36
7.2
Scold someone angrily and severely
33
7.6
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
33
6.1
To tell someone they did something wrong, usually by a person in charge
31
7.7
To say in public that something is bad or wrong
26
7.7
To express strong disapproval of someone, often in an official statement
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6.9
To tell someone firmly that you do not approve of their actions
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7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
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8.8
To criticize or punish someone very harshly
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8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
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8.1
To angrily tell someone off
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9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
8
6.5
To tell someone you are disappointed in what they did
4
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
3
8.8
To scold someone strongly for something they did wrong
1
8.1
To scold or punish someone angrily for something they did wrong
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
To say strongly that someone or something is wrong
Antonyms
How Harsh
36
7.2
- Archaic
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9.9
- Formal
33
6.1
8
6.5
31
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
objurgate = ob + jurg + ate
Although the form shows the Latin prefix 'ob-' and the verb-forming '-ate', the root 'jurg' is not a productive or recognisable English base, so a B1 learner cannot derive the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
Objurgate comes from the Latin parts ob- 'against' and jurgare 'to quarrel or scold'. So to objurgate someone is to speak very strongly against them — in other words, to scold them severely.