Objurgates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Expresses strong disapproval or criticism toward someone sharply
2. Reprimands or rebukes someone angrily for their actions or behavior
3. Severely reproaches or chastises a person for a mistake or fault

Etymology: "Objurgates" is the third-person singular form of "objurgate," which means to scold someone angrily. The verb was borrowed from Latin "obiurgare," meaning to chide or rebuke, built from "ob-" ("against" or "to") and "iurgare," "to dispute." The second element links to a Latin root for quarrelling, so the word's core idea is confronting someone head-on in an argument. The verb's Latin ancestor was itself a form of "obiurgare," whose past participle "obiurgatus" gave English its "-ate" stem. English speakers took that stem and added the familiar verb ending, so the word arrived as a ready-made Latin verb rather than a native English one.

Synonyms: rebuke, scold, berate, chide, reprimand

Antonyms: praise, commend, laud, endorse, applaud