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VERB (2)

1. express strong disapproval of;
- Example: "We condemn the racism in South Africa"
- Example: "These ideas were reprobated"
[syn: condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate]

2. censure severely;
- Example: "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
[syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]