Rebuke Definition
rĭ-byo͝ok
rebuked, rebukes, rebuking
verb
rebuked, rebukes, rebuking
To blame or scold in a sharp way; reprimand.
Webster's New World
To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example).
American Heritage
To force back.
Webster's New World
To check or repress.
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noun
rebukes
An expression of strong disapproval.
American Heritage
A sharp reprimand.
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Noun
Singular:
rebuke
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rebukesOrigin of Rebuke
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From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel"), from re- + Old French *buker, buchier, buschier (“to strike, hack down, chop"), from busche (“wood"), from Vulgar Latin buska (“wood, grove"), from Frankish *busc, *busk (“grove"), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush"). More at re-, bush.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English rebuken from Old North French rebuker re- back (from Latin re–) buker to strike, chop wood (variant of Old French buschier) (from busche firewood) (of Germanic origin)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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