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- Dictionaryreprove/rɪˈpruːv/
verb
- 1. reprimand (someone): "he was reproved for obscenity"
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The meaning of REPROVE is to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent. How to use reprove in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Reprove.
Reprove means to tell someone that you disapprove of their bad or silly behaviour. Learn more about this formal verb, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake. Synonyms: admonish, reprehend, chide, upbraid, reprimand, scold. Antonyms: praise. to disapprove of strongly; censure: to reprove a bad decision. Obsolete. to disprove or refute. verb (used without object) , re·proved, re·prov·ing.
Reprove means to tell someone that you disapprove of their bad or silly behavior. Learn more about this formal verb, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
If you reprove someone, you speak angrily or seriously to them because they have behaved in a wrong or foolish way. [ formal ] 'There's no call for talk like that,' Mrs Evans reproved him.
Reprove is a formal verb that means to tell somebody that you do not approve of something that they have done. Learn how to use it in sentences, with synonyms and word origin, from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
To reprove is to express your dissatisfaction or disapproval with something. It’s a less severe word than denounce or decry. It is closer to the verb criticize. Your parents might reprove you for a minor offense like not cleaning your room or chewing with your mouth open.
