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re-prove

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

Can be confused: re-prove, reprove.

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re·prove

   [ri-proov] verb, -proved, -prov·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to criticize or correct, especially 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; Middle English reproven < Old French reprover < Late Latin reprobāre, equivalent to re- re- + probāre to test, prove

Related forms
re·prov·er, noun
re·prov·ing·ly, adverb

Can be confused: re-prove, reprove.

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

Antonyms
1. praise.

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reprove (rɪˈpruːv)
 
—vb
(tr) to speak disapprovingly to (a person); rebuke or scold
 
[C14: from Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobāre, from Latin re- + probāre to examine, approve1]
 
re'provable
 
—adj
 
re'prover
 
—n
 
re'proving
 
—adj
 
re'provingly
 
—adv

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reprove
c.1300, from O.Fr. reprover, from L.L. reprobare "disapprove, reject, condemn" (see reprobate).
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