reproof
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpɹuːf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːf
Noun
[edit]reproof (countable and uncountable, plural reproofs)
- An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 13:
- You could not give me a greater reproof for the mistake I fell into. It was all my doing, I know. I have not forgotten it, I assure you.
Translations
[edit]act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
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Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɹiːˈpɹuːf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːf
Verb
[edit]reproof (third-person singular simple present reproofs, present participle reproofing, simple past and past participle reproofed)
- To proof again.
- We need to reproof the book before publication.
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