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re-prove

  [ree-proov]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -proved, -proved or -prov⋅en, -prov⋅ing.
to prove again.
Origin:
1520–30; re- + prove

re⋅prove

  [ri-proov] verb, -proved, -prov⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to criticize or correct, esp. gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
2. to disapprove of strongly; censure: to reprove a bad decision.
3. Obsolete. to disprove or refute.
–verb (used without object)
4. to speak in reproof; administer a reproof.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME reproven < OF reprover < LL reprobāre, equiv. to re- re- + probāre to test, prove

Related forms:
re⋅prov⋅er, noun
re⋅prov⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. scold, reprimand, upbraid, chide, reprehend, admonish. See reproach.

Antonyms:
1. praise.
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re·prove   (rĭ-prōōv')   
tr.v.   re·proved, re·prov·ing, re·proves
  1. To voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke. See Synonyms at admonish.
  2. To find fault with.

[Middle English reproven, from Anglo-Norman repruver, variant of Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobāre, to disapprove; see reprobate.]
re·prov'a·ble adj., re·prov'al n., re·prov'er n., re·prov'ing·ly adv.
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Reprove

Re*prove"\ (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reproved (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reproving.] [F. r['e]prouver, OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See Reprieve, Reprobate, and cf. Reproof.]

1. To convince. [Obs.]

When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. --John xvi. 9.

2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.]

Reprove my allegation, if you can. --Shak.

3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure.

What if thy son

Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort, "Wherefore didst thou beget me?" --Milton.

4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.

He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men. --Udall.

Syn: To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure.

Usage: Reprove, Rebuke, Reprimand. These words all signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove implies greater calmness and self-possession. To rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A reproof may be administered long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the reformation of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from a person invested with authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : reprove
Spanish: reprobar, reprender,
German: rügen,
Japanese: 叱る
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reprove 
1303, from O.Fr. reprover, from L.L. reprobare "disapprove, reject, condemn" (see reprobate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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