Analysis Complete

objurgate

/ objurgate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
Type of:
call on the carpet rebuke rag
Kinds of:
flame
Derived:
chiding scolding objurgation tongue-lashing castigation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
express strong disapproval of
"We condemn the racism in South Africa"
"These ideas were reprobated"
Type of:
denounce
Derived:
excoriation reprobation condemnation disapprobation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
25%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

call on the carpet rebuke rag flame denounce