objurgate

  • 21objurgate — v.tr. literary chide or scold. Derivatives: objurgation n. objurgatory adj. Etymology: L objurgare objurgat (as OB , jurgare quarrel f. jurgium strife) …

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  • 22Objurgated — Objurgate 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. [1913… …

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  • 23Objurgating — Objurgate 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. [1913… …

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  • 24execrate — execrate, curse, damn, anathematize, objurgate are comparable when meaning to denounce violently and indignantly. Execrate implies intense loathing or hatred and, usually, a fury of passion {they execrate . . . their lot Cowper} {execrated the… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 25just — [14] Latin jūs originated in the terminology of religious cults, perhaps to begin with signifying something like ‘sacred formula’. By classical times, however, it denoted ‘right’, and particularly ‘legal right, law’, and it has provided English… …

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  • 26objurgation — (n.) 1540s, from L. objurgationem (nom. objurgatio) a chiding, reproving, reproof, noun of action from pp. stem of objurgare (see OBJURGATE (Cf. objurgate)) …

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  • 27just — [14] Latin jūs originated in the terminology of religious cults, perhaps to begin with signifying something like ‘sacred formula’. By classical times, however, it denoted ‘right’, and particularly ‘legal right, law’, and it has provided English… …

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  • 28Chastise — Chas*tise (ch[a^]s*t[imac]z ; ch[a^]s t[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised} (ch[a^]s*t[imac]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending isen + modern ise, ize, L. izare, Gr. i zein. See {Chasten}.] 1. To inflict… …

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  • 29Chastised — Chastise Chas*tise (ch[a^]s*t[imac]z ; ch[a^]s t[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised} (ch[a^]s*t[imac]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending isen + modern ise, ize, L. izare, Gr. i zein. See {Chasten}.] 1. To… …

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  • 30Chastising — Chastise Chas*tise (ch[a^]s*t[imac]z ; ch[a^]s t[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised} (ch[a^]s*t[imac]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending isen + modern ise, ize, L. izare, Gr. i zein. See {Chasten}.] 1. To… …

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