reprove

[Re*prove·]

If you get into trouble and are sent to the principal’s office, be prepared for the principal to reprove you for your behavior. To reprove is to scold, reprimand, or in plain English “chew out.”

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To convince.

Verb
take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

v. t.
To convince.

v. t.
To disprove; to refute.

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

v. t.
To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.

Reprove

Re*prove" (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reproved (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reproving.] [F. r'82prouver, 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.

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.
Syn. -- 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.
To convince.

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Usage Examples

Even private persons in due season, with discretion and temper, may reprove others, whom they observe to commit sin, or follow bad courses, out of charitable design, and with hope to reclaim them.

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