I.part. pass. objurgatus, as a dep. in the act. signif.: Hirrius Curionem non mediocriter objurgatus, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1), v. a., to chide, scold, blame, rebuke, reprove (freq. and class.; syn.: increpo, improbo, vitupero); constr. usually with acc. of the person or thing; post-class. also with dat.
I. In gen.: “objurgat is, qui id facit (i. e. jurgat) juste,” Varr. L. L. 7, § 93 Müll.: “Menelaus me objurgat, Enn. ap. Rufin. Fig. (Trag. v. 264 Vahl.): quod Chrysalus med objurgavit plurimis verbis malis,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 97: “hanc,” id. Trin. 2, 2, 74: “objurgavit M. Caelium, sicut neminem umquam parens,” Cic. Cael. 11, 25: “monendi amici saepe sunt et objurgandi,” id. Lael. 24, 88; 90: “ne, in quo te objurgem, id ipsum videar imitari,” id. Fam. 3, 8, 6: “aliquem molli bracchio de aliquā re,” moderately, id. Att. 2, 1, 6: “cum objurgarer, quod nimiā laetitiā paene desiperem,” id. Fam. 2, 9, 2.—With an abstract object: “Caesar meam in rogando verecundiam objurgavit,” Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 10; 3, 1, 2, § 5: “si objurgaret populi segnitiem,” Quint. 6, 5, 8: “fatum,” Sen. Ep. 93, 1: “naturam,” id. ib. 107, 9.—Absol.: “recte objurgat,” Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 15: sic objurgant, quasi oderint, Quint. 2, 2, 7: “cum objurgamus, maledicimus,” id. 3, 4, 3.—
(β).
With dat.: objurgo filium veteres dicebant; nos, objurgo filio, ut Graeci (sc. ἐπιτιμᾶν τινι), Diom. p. 305 P.: “objurgavi eos,” Vulg. 2 Esdr. 13, 25.—With double acc.: “objurgare haec me,” Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 46.—
II. Transf. *
A. To dissuade or deter one from any thing, by means of reproof: “objurgans me a peccatis,” Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 54.—
2. To urge in a tone of reproof, to exhort earnestly: “quā (epistulā) me objurgas, ut firmior sim,” Cic. Att. 3, 15, 1.—
B. Objurgare aliquem aliquā re, to punish, chastise, correct a person with any thing, = ferire, plectere (postAug.): “colaphis objurgare puerum,” Petr. 34: “verberibus,” Sen. Ira, 3, 12, 6: “flagris,” Suet. Oth. 2: “ferulis,” id. Calig. 20: “soleā rubrā,” Pers. 5, 169: sestertio centies objurgatus, punished, i. e. fined, Sen. Ben. 4, 36, 2.