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#86702 11/11/02 07:56 PM
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objurgate
3gat#ed, 3gat#ing 5< L objurgatus, pp. of objurgare, to rebuke, chastise < ob3 (see OB3) + jurgare, to chide, orig., to sue at law < jus (gen. juris: see JURY1) + agere, to do, ACT6 to chide vehemently; upbraid sharply; rebuke; berate
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Not to be confused with obdurate.


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If you are objurated by an obdurate boss, I pity you.



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