Link Centre Dictionary

reprove

rep·rove

UK/ɹiːˈpɹuːv/ uncommon

verb

1.

take to task

  • “He admonished the child for his bad behavior”
Synonyms

Origin

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

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.