reprove

Definitions


[rɪˈpruːv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- reprimand (someone)
(e.g: he was reproved for obscenity)


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Origin:
Middle English (also in the senses ‘reject’ and ‘censure’): from Old French reprover, from late Latin reprobare ‘disapprove’ (see reprobate)




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