reprove
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin reprobare, via French réprouver.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːv
[edit] Verb
reprove (third-person singular simple present reproves, present participle reproving, simple past and past participle reproved)
- (transitive) To convey one’s disapproval of; to rebuke, especially in a gentle, sweet, kind tone.
- The Book of Proverbs in The Bible (KJV)
- Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- The Book of Proverbs in The Bible (KJV)
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:reprehend