reprehend
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin reprehendō (“I hold back, check, blame”), from re- (“back”) + prehendō (“I hold, seize”). Confer French reprendre (“to reprove”).
Verb[edit]
reprehend (third-person singular simple present reprehends, present participle reprehending, simple past and past participle reprehended)
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
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Further reading[edit]
- “reprehend” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “reprehend” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.