REBUKE


Meaning of REBUKE in English

v. & n.

v.tr. reprove sharply; subject to protest or censure.

n. 1 the act of rebuking. 2 the process of being rebuked. 3 a reproof. rebuker n. rebukingly adv.

[ ME f. AF & ONF rebuker (as RE-, OF buchier beat, orig. cut down wood f. busche log) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.