REPROVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does reprove mean? • REPROVE (verb)
The verb REPROVE has 1 sense:
1. take to task
Familiarity information: REPROVE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPROVE (verb)
Meaning:
Take to task
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
reprove; admonish
Context example:
He admonished the child for his bad behavior
Hypernyms (to "reprove" is one way to...):
criticise; criticize; knock; pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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