Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
OBJURGATE
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
(verb) censure severely; “She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
(verb) express strong disapproval of; “We condemn the racism in South Africa”; “These ideas were reprobated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
objurgate (third-person singular simple present objurgates, present participle objurgating, simple past and past participle objurgated)
(transitive) To rebuke or scold strongly.
Synonyms
• See also reprehend
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*jur"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Objurgated; p. pr. & vb. n. Objurgating.] Etym: [L.objurgatus, p.p. of objurgare to chide; ob (see Ob-) + jurgare to quarrel, scold, fr. jus right, court. See Jury.]
Definition: To chide; to reprove.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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