tr.v. ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing, ob·jur·gates To scold or rebuke sharply; berate. [Latin obiūrgāre, obiūrgāt- : ob-, against; see OB- + iūrgāre, to scold, sue at law (probably iūs, iūr-, law; see yewes- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + agere, to do, proceed; see ag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] ob′jur·gation n. ob·jurga·to′ri·ly (ŏb-jûr′gə-tôr′ə-lē) adv. ob·jurga·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj. |
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