reprove
verb /rɪˈpruːv/
/rɪˈpruːv/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reprove | /rɪˈpruːv/ /rɪˈpruːv/ |
| he / she / it reproves | /rɪˈpruːvz/ /rɪˈpruːvz/ |
| past simple reproved | /rɪˈpruːvd/ /rɪˈpruːvd/ |
| past participle reproved | /rɪˈpruːvd/ /rɪˈpruːvd/ |
| -ing form reproving | /rɪˈpruːvɪŋ/ /rɪˈpruːvɪŋ/ |
- to tell somebody that you do not approve of something that they have done synonym rebuke
- reprove somebody Helen reproved him sharply.
- reprove somebody for (doing) something He reproved her for rushing away.
- reprove (somebody) + speech ‘Don't mock,’ she reproved him.
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the senses ‘reject’ and ‘censure’): from Old French reprover, from late Latin reprobare ‘disapprove’, from re- (expressing reversal) + probare ‘approve’.