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Reprove v. t. (past & past part. reproved; pres. part. reproving)

1.

To convince. (Obs.) "When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment."

2.

To disprove; to refute. (Obs.) "Reprove my allegation, if you can."

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?""

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."

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

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... gave him a reproving glance, and the brother, who was the leach of the convent, came forward. "Let me look at the miracle, most holy abbot," said he. He took up Peter's sister, and looked carefully at the small, twisted ankle. "I think I can cure this with my herbs ...

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... away Upon the breeze is flung; The desert pelican to-day Securely leaves her young, Reproving thankless man, who fears To journey on a few lone years, Where on the sand Thy step appears, Thy crown in sight ...

— The Christian Year • Rev. John Keble

... plan's of the erring ones? If so then he must have sent these Indians that morning to further Rosa's plans, and instantly she recognized her opportunity. She leaned out of her window and spoke in a clear, reproving voice: ...

— A Voice in the Wilderness • Grace Livingston Hill

... what he disapproves of in the theory of a man with whom he disagrees. For what could hinder me from being an Epicurean if I approved of what Epicurus says? especially when it would be an amusement to learn his doctrines. Wherefore, a man is not to be blamed for reproving those who differ from one another; but evil speaking, contumely, ill-temper, contention, and pertinacious violence in disputing, generally appear to me ...

— The Academic Questions • M. T. Cicero

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— Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome • Oliver Goldsmith

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