n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' pr ē v
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: re · prieved ; re · priev · ing
Etymology: probably blend of obsolete repreve to reprove (fr. ME) and obsolete repry to remand, postpone, from Anglo-French repri-, past stem of reprendre to take back
Date: 1596
1 : to delay the punishment of (as a condemned prisoner)
2 : to give relief or deliverance to for a time