ob·jur·gate ( b j r-g t , b-jûrgt)tr.v. ob·jur·gat·ed, ob·jur·gat·ing, ob·jur·gates To scold or rebuke sharply; berate. [Latin obi  rgre, obirgt- : ob-, against; see ob- + irgre, to scold, sue at law (probably is, ir-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + agere, to do, proceed; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]ob jur·gation n.ob·jur ga·tori·ly (b-jûrg-tôr-l , -t r-) adv.ob·jur ga·tory (-tôr, -tr) adj. |
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