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objurgate
Overview of verb objurgate
The verb objurgate has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate -- (express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated")
2. chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct -- (censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks")
Antonyms of verb objurgate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb objurgate
2 senses of objurgate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
=> denounce
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> comment, notice, remark, point out
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> comment, notice, remark, point out
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb objurgate
1 of 2 senses of objurgate
Sense 2
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> flame
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb objurgate
2 senses of objurgate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
=> denounce
Sense 2
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
'Cause To' of verb objurgate
Derived Forms of verb objurgate
1 of 2 senses of objurgate
Sense 2
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
RELATED TO>(noun) objurgation#1
=> chiding, scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing
Domain of verb objurgate
Domain Terms of verb objurgate
Familiarity of verb objurgate
objurgate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb objurgate
2 senses of objurgate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb objurgate
2 senses of objurgate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
> denounce
=> fulminate, rail
=> condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
Sense 2
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
> call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
=> chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> tell off, brush down
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb objurgate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
=> denounce
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Sense 2
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
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Grep of verb objurgate
objurgate
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