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verb (reprov, ing)
  1. (transitive) To convey one"s disapproval of; to rebuke, especially in a gentle, sweet, kind tone.
    • The Book of Proverbs in The Bible (KJV)
    • : Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Translations: 
  • German: rí¼gen, tadeln
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Etymology: From (term, reprobare, lang=la), via French (term, reprouver, lang=fr).

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