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rep·re·hend
\|reprə̇|hend, -prē|-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English reprehenden, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, seize, reprehend, from re- + prehendere to grasp, seize — more at prehensile
: to voice disapproval of especially after judgment : find fault with usually with sternness and as a rebuke : blame, censure, chide, reprimand, reprove
< reprehend not the imperfection of others — George Washington >
< I severely reprehended him on this occasion — Samuel Richardson >
Synonyms: see criticize |