objurgate
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ob·jur·gate
(ŏb'jər-gāt', ŏb-jûr'gāt') 
tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
To scold or rebuke sharply; berate.
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.
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.
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objurgate
IN BRIEF: To scold sharply.
He objurgated her for letting the boy out of her sight.
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- Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - objurgate: (vb) denounce or berate harshly; castigate
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Objurgate
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
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - גער, נזף
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