Objurgate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  objurgate
       v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in
            South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: {condemn},
             {reprobate}, {decry}, {excoriate}]
       2: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
          remarks" [syn: {chastise}, {castigate}, {chasten}, {correct}]