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verb
to scold; to chastise; to denounce
1871The Adventures of Harry Richmond'Prayers!' He was about to objurgate, but affirmatived her motion to ring the bell for the servants, and addressed Peterborough: 'You read 'em abroad every morning?'1907Heart of the WestFour of his fellow-passengers followed, inspired by his example, ready to explore, to objurgate, to resist, to submit, to proceed, according as their prime factor might be inclined to sway them.1914The Price of LoveRachel remained alone, to objurgate Rachel. It was indeed only too obvious from Mrs. Tams's constrained and fussy demeanour that the old woman had divined the existence of serious trouble in the Fores household.1926The Treasure of the Lake...at this point a kind of rage possessed me which caused me to berate and objurgate Hans…Labels: Arnold Bennett, George Meredith, H. Rider Haggard, O. Henry
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