I. -ˌbāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English reprobaten, from Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare to disapprove, condemn — more at reprove
1. : to disapprove of : reject as unworthy or evil : censure strongly and forcefully : condemn , discountenance
reprobated the decoration of churches with images — G.G.Coulton
such sentiments … are now severely reprobated — Walter Moberly
she genuinely reprobated … disorderliness — Margery Sharp
2. : to reject from Himself : foreordain to damnation : exclude — used of God
3. : to refuse to accept : reject
every scheme … recommended by one of them was reprobated by the other — T.B.Macaulay
4. : to reject (as an instrument or deed) as not binding on account of forgery, perjury, or reliance upon incompetent evidence : take exception to : put away : disallow — compare approbate 1b
Synonyms: see criticize
II. “ sometimes -_bə̇t or +V -bə̇d. adjective
Etymology: Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare
1. archaic : rejected as not enduring proof or trial : inferior in purity or fineness when compared to a standard : condemned , worthless
2.
a. : condemned or rejected by God's decree : lost in sin
b. : morally abandoned : lost to all sense of religious or moral obligation : depraved , unprincipled
3. : expressing or involving reprobation
the reprobate sense of a word
4. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a reprobate : corrupt
reprobate conduct
III. noun
( -s )
1. : one rejected or foreordained to condemnation by God : one not of the elect : one fallen from grace : a lost soul
2.
a. : a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person : one whose character is utterly bad : scoundrel
b. : one held to resemble such a scoundrel : scamp