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objurgate
ob·jur·gate
[
óbjər gàyt
]
(
past and past participle
ob·jur·gat·ed
,
present participle
ob·jur·gat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ob·jur·gates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
scold:
to scold somebody angrily
(
literary
)
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
objurgat-
, past participle of
objurgare
"quarrel against" <
jurgium
"quarrel"
]
ob·jur·ga·tion
[
òbjər gáysh'n
]
noun
ob·jur·ga·tor
noun
ob·jur·ga·to·ry
[
ob júrgə tàwree
]
adjective
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ob·jur·ga·tion [ òbjər gáysh'n ] nounob·jur·ga·tor nounob·jur·ga·to·ry [ ob júrgə tàwree ] adjective
