Verb: objurgate 'ób-ju(r),geyt
- Express strong disapproval of
"We objurgate the racism in South Africa";
- condemn, reprobate, decry, excoriate
- Censure severely
"She objurgated him for his insensitive remarks";
- chastise, castigate, chasten, correct
Derived forms: objurgated, objurgates, objurgating
Type of: bawl out [informal], berate, call down [informal], call on the carpet [US, informal], carpet [Brit, informal], chew out [N. Amer, informal], chew up [N. Amer, informal], chide, denounce, denunciate, dress down [informal], have words, jaw [informal], lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag [informal], ream [N. Amer, informal], rebuke, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce, wig [Brit, informal]