reprove

English

Etymology

From Latin reprobare, via French réprouver.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːv

Verb

reprove (third-person singular simple present reproves, present participle reproving, simple past and past participle reproved)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:reprehend

Derived terms

• reproof
• reproval

Translations

to convey one's disapproval of in a gentle, kind, sweet tone

Finnish: valittaa (fi), moittia (fi) German: rügen (de), tadeln (de)

Romanian: mustra (ro), certa (ro)