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   objurgate

   /ˈɒbdʒəɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. rebuke severely; scold: rare "the old man objurgated his son"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin objurgat- ‘chided, rebuked’, from the verb objurgare, based on jurgium ‘strife’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. objurgation noun
   • 2. objurgatory adjective
   • 3. objurgator noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

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   • E

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