Etymology

objurgate

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Today it means: To rebuke or scold strongly. Full definition →

First used 1616Latin obiūrgātus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂éǵeti
  2. Latin · borrowed fromobiūrgātus
  3. English todayobjurgate

Borrowed from Latin obiūrgātus, perfect passive participle of obiūrgō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ob- (“to, against”) + iūrgō (“to dispute, chide”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti all →

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First known use, by meaning

  • from 1616 To rebuke or scold strongly.
  • 1642 To remonstrate, complain, to rail against.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.