Definitions
To criticize or scold mildly.
Word origin
From Middle English repreven, reproven, from Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre. Doublet of reprobate.
Used in a sentence
“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”
“She ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip.”
“As we've just learned, as long as we live in the manifest realm, a hero's journey is never over. We are constantly having to reprove ourselves.”
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