1. to scold or rebuke harshly; to criticize severely
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The teacher objurgates students who consistently arrive late to class.
• His mother objurgates him for his poor grades every semester.
• The coach objurgates players who don’t follow the team rules.
• She objurgates her employees when they make careless mistakes.
• The critic objurgates the author’s latest novel in a scathing review.
• The judge objurgates the defendant for showing no remorse.