|reprə̇|hend, -prē|- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English reprehenden, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, seize, reprehend, from re- + prehendere to grasp, seize — more at prehensile
: to voice disapproval of especially after judgment : find fault with usually with sternness and as a rebuke : blame , censure , chide , reprimand , reprove
reprehend not the imperfection of others — George Washington
I severely reprehended him on this occasion — Samuel Richardson
Synonyms: see criticize