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rebuke
[ ri-byook ]
/ rÉŖĖbyuk /
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verb (used with object), reĀ·buked, reĀ·bukĀ·ing.
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
noun
sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
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Origin of rebuke
First recorded in 1275ā1325; Middle English rebuken (verb), from Anglo-French rebuker (Old French rebuchier) āto beat back,ā equivalent to re-re- + bucher āto beat, strike,ā from Germanic
synonym study for rebuke
1. See reproach.
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British Dictionary definitions for rebuke
rebuke
/ (rÉŖĖbjuĖk) /
verb
(tr) to scold or reprimand (someone)
noun
a reprimand or scolding
Derived forms of rebuke
rebukable, adjectiverebuker, nounWord Origin for rebuke
C14: from Old Norman French rebuker, from re- + Old French buchier to hack down, from busche log, of Germanic origin
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