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reprehender

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rep⋅re⋅hend

  [rep-ri-hend]
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–verb (used with object)
to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
Origin:
1300–50; ME reprehenden < L reprehendere to hold back, restrain, equiv. to re- re- + prehendere to seize; see prehension

Related forms:
rep⋅re⋅hend⋅a⋅ble, adjective
rep⋅re⋅hend⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
reproach, upbraid, chide, admonish.
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