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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.
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Reprovingly
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Word Origin & History
reprove
c.1300, from O.Fr. reprover, from L.L. reprobare "disapprove, reject, condemn" (see reprobate).
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