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reprove

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reprove/rɪˈpruːv/

▶verb rebuke or reprimand.

– derivatives
reprovable adjective,
reprover noun,
reproving adjective,
reprovingly adverb.

– origin ME: from OFr. reprover, from late L. reprobare (see reprobate).

'reprove' also found in these Oxford entries:

castigate - censure - reproof - woodshed

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