rimproverare

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from negation of Latin probō (“I test, approve”), via Medieval Latin reimprobō (“I reprove”). Compare French réprouver (“to reprove”) from Late Latin reprobō (“I disapprove, condemn”) and Spanish improbar (“to disapprove”) from Latin improbō (“I disapprove, condemn”).

Verb

rimproverare

1. (transitive) to scold, to reproach, to rebuke, to tell off, to berate, to reprove, to chastise, to upbraid
2. (transitive) to have an axe to grind

Synonyms

• sgridare, redarguire

Derived terms

• rimproverabile
• rimproverarsi
• rimprovero

Anagrams

• rimprovererà