Reprove Meaning
/ɹɪˈpɹuːv/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo express disapproval.
verbTo criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
Sentence Examples
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The parent had to gently ____ the child for his rude behavior, rather than shouting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teacher gently ____ the student for talking during the exam but did not report the incident.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English repreven, reproven, from Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre. Doublet of reprobate.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 9:8:
"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."
— 2012, Gary Stamper, Awakening the New Masculine: The Path of the Integral Warrior:
"Often, previously-known results will be streamlined, reworded, or reproven to make them directly relevant to the results of this paper."
— 2015, Matthew Zawodniak, “A Moduli Space for Rational Homotopy Types with the Same Homotopy Lie Algebra”, in arXiv:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The parent had to gently ____ the child for his rude behavior, rather than shouting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teacher gently ____ the student for talking during the exam but did not report the incident.