May 9, 2017
objurgate (v.)
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply
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objurgate (v.)
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply
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Saturday Word of the Day: Objurgate
Saturday Word of the Day: Objurgate
A/N: This is a little late but Happy Lunar New Year everyone! To ring in the Year of the Dog, I thought I’d make today’s word of the day post dog related. *Objurgate: to reproach or denounce vehemently. Molly pulls at the leash, she swerves left and right. Her chubby body is actually full of muscle mass and as she pulls against me I struggle. No matter how I objurgate her, she just keeps on…
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objurgate
rebuke severely, scold
Word of the Day: objurgate
[ob-juhr-gayt], transitive verb:
1. To express strong disapproval of; to criticize severely.
Quotes: I objurgate the centipede, A bug we do not really need. -- Ogden Nash, "The Centipede"
The act about to be objurgated here calls on the Food and Drug Administration to oversee a broad revision of food labeling. -- Daniel Seligman, "Federal Food Follies", Fortune, July 1, 1991
Etymology: Objurgate comes from the past participle of Latin from objurgare, "to scold, to blame," from ob-, "against" + jurgare, "to dispute, to quarrel, to sue at law," from jus, jur-, "law" + -igare (from agere, "to lead").
objurgate:
to scold or rebuke sharply.