reprove
verb (used with object)
to criticize or correct, especially gently.
reproved
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past participleof reprove.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reprove.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reproveverb (used with object)to criticize or correct, especially gently.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Meadows was also reproved by the House Ethics Committee in 2018 for mishandling sexual harassment allegations against a top aide.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2020
Both lawmakers were reproved by the Ethics Committee.”
From Fox News ● Nov. 16, 2018
“We must all take responsibility for using facts correctly and for verifying anything we spread,” Stefan Lofven, the Swedish prime minister, reproved Trump at a news conference.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2017
He was immediately reproved by scores of his readers, as well as by a commentary in The Economist, “The World Is His Parking Spot,” that applied basic social cost-benefit analysis.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2011
“Nobody’s blaming you for anything,” the doctor said, and Eleanor felt that she had been reproved.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
