/ rɪˈpruːv; NAmE / verb
reprove sb (for sth / for doing sth) ( formal ) to tell sb that you do not approve of sth that they have done
SYN rebuke :
[ vn ]
He reproved her for rushing away.
[also v speech , vn speech ]
► re·prov·ing adjective [ usually before noun ]:
a reproving glance
► re·prov·ing·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (also in the senses reject and censure ): from Old French reprover , from late Latin reprobare disapprove, from re- (expressing reversal) + probare approve.