objurgate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin obiūrgō.
Verb
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- (transitive) To rebuke or scold strongly.
- 1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima.
- 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. Why hadn't he come straight to him—whatever the mysterious document was—instead of talking it over with French featherheads?
- 1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
Related terms
Translations
To rebuke or scold strongly
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) objūrgāte