reprehend

English

Etymology

From Latin reprehendō (“I hold back, check, blame”), from re- (“back”) + prehendō (“I hold, seize”). Confer French reprendre (“to reprove”).

Verb

reprehend (third-person singular simple present reprehends, present participle reprehending, simple past and past participle reprehended)

1. to criticize, to reprove

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:reprehend

Related terms

• apprehend
• comprehend
• reprehensible
• reprehension

Related terms

• reprise
• reprisal
• reprieve

See also

• criticize
• rebuke
• reprimand
• reprove

Further reading

• “reprehend” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “reprehend” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.