English Explanatory Dictionary

objurgate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To rebuke or scold strongly.
  2. To remonstrate, complain, to rail against.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒbd͡ʒəɡeɪt/ /ˈɑbd͡ʒəɹɡeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-objurgate.wav

Word forms

objurgate objurgates objurgating objurgated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obiūrgātus, perfect passive participle of obiūrgō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ob- (“to, against”) + iūrgō (“to dispute, chide”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti.

Related words

objurgation objurgative objurgatively objurgatory
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