re·prove 
(rĭ-prv)
(rĭ-prv)tr.v. re·proved, re·prov·ing, re·proves
1. To express disapproval to (someone); criticize: reproved the children for making too much noise. See Synonyms at admonish.
2. To express disapproval about (something): "Some bigger boys laughed. But Augustine angrily reproved their frivolity" (Richard Hughes).
[Middle English reproven, from Anglo-Norman repruver, variant of Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobāre, to disapprove; see REPROBATE.]
re·prova·ble adj.
re·proval n.
re·prover n.
re·proving·ly adv.
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