DEFINITIONS

reprove

[ ri-proov ]
/ rɪˈpruv /
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verb (used with object), re·proved, re·prov·ing.

to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
to disapprove of strongly; censure: to reprove a bad decision.
Obsolete. to disprove or refute.

verb (used without object), re·proved, re·prov·ing.

to speak in reproof; administer a reproof.

Words related to reprove

scold, chide, berate, admonish, upbraid, lambaste, castigate, reprimand, censure, lecture, reproach, condemn

Words nearby reprove

reprographics, reprography, reproof, reprovable, reproval, reprove, rept, rept., reptant, reptile, reptiles

Origin of reprove

1275–1325; Middle English reproven < Old French reprover < Late Latin reprobāre, equivalent to re- re- + probāre to test, prove

OTHER WORDS FROM reprove

re·prov·er, nounre·prov·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reprove

re-prove reprove

Definition for reprove (2 of 2)

re-prove
[ ree-proov ]
/ riˈpruv /

verb (used with or without object), re-proved, re-proved or re-prov·en, re-prov·ing.

to prove again.

Origin of re-prove

First recorded in 1520–30; re- + prove

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-prove

re-prove reprove
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British Dictionary definitions for reprove

reprove
/ (rɪˈpruːv) /

verb

(tr) to speak disapprovingly to (a person); rebuke or scold

Derived forms of reprove

reprovable, adjectivereprover, nounreproving, adjectivereprovingly, adverb

Word Origin for reprove

C14: from Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobāre, from Latin re- + probāre to examine, approve 1
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