reprove

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈpɹuːv/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To criticize someone for doing something wrong.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.

Examples

  • And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  • She ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹiːˈpɹuːv/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).

  2. To express disapproval.

  3. To prove again.

More examples

In context

  • Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

  • As we've just learned, as long as we live in the manifest realm, a hero's journey is never over. We are constantly having to reprove ourselves.

  • Often, previously-known results will be streamlined, reworded, or reproven to make them directly relevant to the results of this paper.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The parent had to gently blank the child for his rude behavior, rather than shouting.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English repreven, reproven, from Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre. Doublet of reprobate.