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rebukable

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re⋅buke

  [ri-byook] verb, -buked, -buk⋅ing, noun
Use rebukable in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
–noun
2. sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME rebuken (v.) < AF rebuker (OF rebuchier) to beat back, equiv. to re- re- + bucher to beat, strike < Gmc

Related forms:
re⋅buk⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅buk⋅er, noun
re⋅buk⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. censure, upbraid, chide, admonish. See reproach. 2. reproach, remonstration, censure.
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