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objurgate
verb
[ ˈɒbdʒəɡeɪt ]
• rebuke severely; scold.
• "the old man objurgated his son"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin objurgat- ‘chided, rebuked’, from the verb objurgare, based on jurgium ‘strife’.