objurgate

  • 1Objurgate — 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 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2objurgate — index admonish (warn), blame, castigate, censure, contemn, criticize (find fault with), defame …

    Law dictionary

  • 3objurgate — (v.) 1610s, from L. objurgatus, pp. of objurgare to chide, rebuke, from ob (see OB (Cf. ob )) + jurgare to quarrel, scold, from phrase jure agere to deal in a lawsuit, from ablative of ius right; law; suit (see JUST (Cf. just …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4objurgate — *execrate, curse, damn, anathematize Analogous words: revile, vituperate (see SCOLD): condemn, denounce, reprobate, *criticize Contrasted words: applaud, *commend, compliment …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5objurgate — [v] berate bawl out, castigate, censure, chastise, chew out*, chide, give one hell*, jump all over*, rake over the coals*, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, upbraid; concept 52 …

    New thesaurus

  • 6objurgate — [äb′jər gāt΄, əb jʉr′gāt΄] vt. objurgated, objurgating [< L objurgatus, pp. of objurgare, to rebuke, chastise < ob (see OB ) + jurgare, to chide, orig., to sue at law < jus (gen. juris: see JURY1) + agere, to do, ACT1] to chide… …

    English World dictionary

  • 7objurgate — transitive verb see objurgation …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8objurgate — objurgation, n. objurgator, n. objurgatorily /euhb jerr geuh tawr euh lee, tohr /, objurgatively, adv. objurgatory, objurgative, adj. /ob jeuhr gayt , euhb jerr gayt/, v.t., objurgated, objurgating. to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid… …

    Universalium

  • 9objurgate — verb To rebuke or scold strongly. See Also: objurgation, objurgative, objurgatively, objurgatory …

    Wiktionary

  • 10objurgate — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. scold, rebuke, berate, chastise, chide, upbraid, reproach …

    English dictionary for students