[re.buke] vt re.buked ; re.buk.ing [ME, fr. ONF rebuker] (14c) 1 a: to criticize sharply: reprimand b: to serve as a rebuke to
2: to turn back or keep down: check syn see reprove -- re.buk.er n
[2]rebuke n (15c): an expression of strong disapproval: reprimand