objurgate

tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
To scold or rebuke sharply; berate.

[Latin obiūrgāre, obiūrgāt- : ob-, against; see ob- + iūrgāre, to scold, sue at law (probably iūs, iūr-, law + agere, to do, proceed).]

objurgation ob'jur·ga'tion n.
objurgatorily ob·jur'ga·to'ri·ly (ŏb-jûr'gə-tôr'ə-lē, -tōr'-) adv.
objurgatory ob·jur'ga·to'ry (-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

(OB-juhr-gayt)

verb tr.
To scold or rebuke sharply; berate.

Etymology
Latin obiurgare, obiurgat- : ob-, against + iurgare, to scold, sue at law :, probably ius, iur-, law; + agere, to do, proceed.

Usage
"The act about to be objurgated here calls on the Food and Drug Administration to oversee a broad revision of food labeling." — Daniel Seligman, Patty de Llosa, Federal Food Follies, Fortune, 1 Jul 1991.

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to castigate

IN BRIEF: To scold sharply.

He objurgated her for letting the boy out of her sight.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skænde på, irettesætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
de les lezen, berispen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réprimander, accabler de reproches

Deutsch (German)
v. - schelten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (λόγ.) επιπλήττω, επιτιμώ

Italiano (Italian)
rimproverare, censurare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - objurgar, censurar

Русский (Russian)
отчитывать, ругать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reprender, amonestar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillrättavisa, förebrå, fara ut mot

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
申斥, 非难

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 申斥, 非難

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 꾸짖다, 비난하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 激しく非難する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوبخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גער, נזף‬

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