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.
Derivatives:
rebuker n. rebukingly adv.
Etymology: ME f. AF & ONF rebuker (as RE-, OF buchier beat, orig. cut down wood f. busche log)