OBJURGATE
(verb) censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
synonyms : castigate , chasten , chastise , correct(verb) express strong disapproval of
"We condemn the racism in South Africa", "These ideas were reprobated"
synonyms : condemn , decry , excoriate , reprobateThe candidates have publicly excoriated each other throughout the campaign. -added by nithi
decrying racism
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Mnemonics for objurgate
(Tag: ) sounds like AAP+JAO+GATE...my teacher SCOLDED me a lot and asked me to stand near the college gate
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(Tag: elango(mech)) objurgate:obj(object)+ur+gate-if u take any prohibited objects in the gate,then security will scold u)
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(Tag: Bangla) JUR(jor kore) GATE (doroja). Can we think that "JOR KORE GATE OUT KORA". And we do that after a very bad upbraid/castigation.
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