objurgate
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objurgate
- /ˈɒbd͡ʒəɡeɪt/ UK
- /ˈɑbd͡ʒəɹɡeɪt/ US
Where it comes from
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.
verb objurgates · objurgating · objurgated
- To rebuke or scold strongly. He waited and waited, in the faith that Schinkel was dealing with them in his slow, categorical Teutonic way, and only objurgated the cabinetmaker for having in the first place paltered with his sacred trust.[…]
- To remonstrate, complain, to rail against.
Translations
Talk about this word "objurgate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/objurgate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. objurgate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/objurgate "objurgate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/objurgate.Cite this
@misc{objurgate_2026,
title = {objurgate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/objurgate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
