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† impreve, -prieve, v. Sc. Obs.
Also 6 ympreif, impryve, imprive, impreive. Pa. pple. improven (-in).
[ad. L. improbāre to prove bad, to reject, blame, disprove; cf. F. improuver to disapprove, blame. The form of the radical follows that of preve, preive, repr. OF. proeve, preuve, tonic form of prover, now prouver. Cf. appreve.]
1. trans. To disallow; to disprove.
1488Acta Dom. Conc. 90 (Jam.) Ane instrument..appreuand and ratifiand James Bonare of Rossy hir assignay, and imprevand James Bonare hir secund sone. 1564Acts Sederunt 15 June (Jam.), Quhair ony person..taks on hand to imprieve the execution of the precept. c1575Balfour Practicks (1754) 381 Improbatioun of writis, instrumentis or evidentis beand offerit, he that offeris him to impreive the samin, sould find the samin day and time cautioun to the uther partie. 1583Leg. Bp. St. Androis 219 Wha swair that he had never sene it, And tuike in hand for to impryve it [rime mischevit]. 1609Skene Reg. Maj. 122 The direct maner of improbation be the witnes insert in the wreit quhilk is taken to be improven. 1617Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) 546 (Jam.) In all cases except where the writtis so registrated ar offered to be improvin.
2. To rebuke, reprove.
1552Abp. Hamilton Catech. (1884) 61 Ympreif, repreif, exhort, with all suffering and doctrine. |