Definition of Objurgate

1. Verb. Express strong disapproval of. "These ideas were reprobated"

Exact synonyms: Condemn, Decry, Excoriate, Reprobate
Generic synonyms: Denounce
Derivative terms: Condemnation, Condemnation, Condemnatory, Excoriation, Reprobation

2. Verb. Censure severely. "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

Definition of Objurgate

1. v. t. To chide; to reprove.

Definition of Objurgate

1. Verb. (transitive) To rebuke or scold strongly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Objurgate

1. [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Objurgate

objectress
objectrices
objectrix
objects
objet
objet d'art
objet de vertu
objet trouvé
objets
objets d’art
objuration
objurations
objure
objured
objures
objurgate (current term)
objurgated
objurgates
objurgating
objurgation
objurgations
objurgative
objurgatively
objurgatory
objuring
oblanceolate
oblanceolate leaf
oblast
oblasti
oblasts

Literary usage of Objurgate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1889)
"... want to turn out and see what is going on, and this makes things worse than they were before, and pf course makes you objurgate harder, too, if you can. ..."

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