Reprove Definition

rĭ-pro͝ov
reproved, reproves, reproving
verb
reproved, reproves, reproving
To speak to in disapproval; rebuke.
Webster's New World
To express disapproval of (something done or said); censure.
Webster's New World
To refute; disprove.
Webster's New World
To convince or convict.
Webster's New World

To criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone). [from 14th c.]

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Noun

Singular:
reprove
Plural:
reproves

Origin of Reprove

  • Middle English reproven from Anglo-Norman repruver variant of Old French reprover from Late Latin reprobāre to disapprove reprobate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre.

    From Wiktionary

Reprove Sentence Examples

  • The natural day is very calm, and will hardly reprove his indolence.

  • Well, then, we are bound to reprove all whom we are bound to love, whether superiors or inferiors.

  • No wonder God says " have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  • They that are faulty themselves cannot reprove others without blushing and great shame.

  • To pretend to know nothing was dangerous; it was impossible to reprove the king privately, while to do so openly was unprecedented.

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Words Starting With

RREREP

Words Ending With

EVEOVE

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Words Starting With R and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With R7 Letter Words Ending With E