objurgate

  • 31chastize — chas*tize v. t. same as {chastise}; a variant spelling; as, She chastized him for his insensitive remarks. Syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 32Objurgatory — Ob*jur ga*to*ry, a. [L. objurgatorius.] Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] The objurgatory question of the Pharisees. Paley. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33objurgation — noun Etymology: Middle English objurgacyon, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French objurgation, from Latin objurgation , objurgatio, from objurgare to scold, blame, from ob against + jurgare to quarrel, literally, to take to law, from jur ,… …

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  • 34objurgation — See objurgate. * * * …

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  • 35yewes- — Law. 1. jural, jurist, jury1; abjure, adjure, conjure, injury, juridical, jurisconsult, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, nonjuror …

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  • 36berate — /bi rayt /, v.t., berated, berating. to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public. [1540 50; BE + RATE2] Syn. abuse, vilify, vituperate, objurgate. * * * …

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  • 37objurgation — noun strong rebuke; strong scolding See Also: objurgate, objurgative …

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  • 38objurgatively — adverb in an objurgative or reproving manner The foolish Patient still at intervals continued to break in on our discourse, which rather promised to take a philosophic turn: “But I have lost my appetite,” said he, objurgatively, with a tone of… …

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  • 39scold — verb To rebuke. A week elapsed before she could see Elizabeth without scolding her mdash; Syn: objurgate, rebuke See Also: scolds bridle …

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  • 40censure — cen·sure / sen chər/ n: an expression of official disapproval a House resolution approving a censure of the representative censure vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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