objurgate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: objurgate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for objurgate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
objurgate v express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" Synonym(s): condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" Synonym(s): chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Objurgate \Ob*jur"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Objurgated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Objurgating}.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of objurgare to chide; ob (see {Ob-}) + jurgare to quarrel, scold, fr. jus right, court. See {Jury}.] To chide; to reprove.