Reprove

  • 81censure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. upbraid, chide, reprove; criticize, blame; hit, knock, pan (all sl.). n. reproof, blame, criticism, disapproval. See disapprobation, condemnation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. criticism, reproof,… …

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  • 82correct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. improve, rectify, [set] right, remedy, repair, amend, reform, better; edit, mark; reprove, punish, chastise, discipline; counteract, neutralize. See improvement, punishment. adj. right, regular,… …

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  • 83disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …

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  • 84reproach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. blame, rebuke, upbraid, censure; stigmatize. n. reproof, blame, disgrace, discredit, dishonor. See disapprobation, disrepute, accusation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. discredit, censure, rebuke; see… …

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  • 85tax — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. assessment, levy, duty, tariff, excise, toll, tithe; impost, custom; rate, income tax, internal revenue; informal, charge. See payment. v. assess, rate, command;charge, accuse; take to task; strain,… …

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  • 86punish — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discipline, correct, chastise, chasten, castigate, penalize, sentence, train, reprove, scold, lecture, fine, incarcerate, imprison, immure, expel, execute, exile, behead, hang, electrocute, dismiss, disbar, disbench,… …

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  • 87reproof — re|proof [rıˈpru:f] n formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: reprove, from reprover; REPROVE] 1.) [U] blame or disapproval ▪ She greeted me with a look of cold reproof. 2.) a remark that blames or criticizes someone ▪ a mild reproof …

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  • 88reprobate — [16] The Latin prefix re usually denoted ‘return’ or ‘repetition’, but it was also used for ‘reversal of a previous condition’. This usage lies behind Latin reprobāre (source of English reprove [14]), a compound verb based on probāre ‘test,… …

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  • 89snub — {{11}}snub (adj.) short and turned up (of the nose), 1724, from SNUB (Cf. snub) (v.). The connecting notion is of being cut short. {{12}}snub (v.) mid 14c., to check, reprove, rebuke, from O.N. snubba to curse, scold, reprove. Meaning treat… …

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  • 90reproof — reproof1 [rɪ pru:f] noun a rebuke or reprimand. Origin ME: from OFr. reprove, from reprover reprove . reproof2 [ri: pru:f] verb 1》 Brit. make waterproof again. 2》 make a fresh proof of (printed matter) …

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