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- Dictionaryreprove/rɪˈpruːv/
verb
- 1. reprimand (someone): "he was reproved for obscenity"
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The meaning of REPROVE is to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent. How to use reprove in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Reprove.
REPROVE definition: 1. to tell someone that you disapprove of their bad or silly behaviour: 2. to tell someone that…. Learn more.
to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake. Synonyms: admonish, reprehend, chide, upbraid, reprimand, scold. Antonyms: praise. to disapprove of strongly; censure: to reprove a bad decision. Obsolete. to disprove or refute.
REPROVE meaning: 1. to tell someone that you disapprove of their bad or silly behaviour: 2. to tell someone that…. Learn more.
To reprove is to express your dissatisfaction or disapproval with something. It’s a less severe word than denounce or decry. It is closer to the verb criticize. Your parents might reprove you for a minor offense like not cleaning your room or chewing with your mouth open.
1. To express disapproval to (someone); criticize: reproved the children for making too much noise. See Synonyms at admonish. 2. To express disapproval about (something): "Some bigger boys laughed. But Augustine angrily reproved their frivolity"(Richard Hughes).
Definition of reprove verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to speak to in disapproval; rebuke. 2. to express disapproval of (something done or said); censure.
If you reprove someone, you speak angrily or seriously to them because they have behaved in a wrong or foolish way.
To criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone). [from 14th c.] Wiktionary. More Verb Definitions (1) Synonyms: admonish shame reprehend refute rebuff berate disprove condemn blame scold reproach reprimand rebuke lambaste criticize. Other Word Forms of Reprove Noun. Singular: reprove. Plural: reproves.
