English-Thai Dictionary

reprove

VT ตำหนิ  ดุด่า  ว่ากล่าว  blame curse rebuke tam-ni

 

reprove for

PHRV ด่าว่า รุนแรง  ประณาม  tell off da-wa-run-rang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REPROVE

v.t.[L. reprobo; re and probo, to prove. ] 1. To blame; to censure.
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices - Psalm 5 :8.
2. To charge with a fault to the face; to chide; to reprehend. Luke 3:19.
3. To blame for; with of; as, to reprove one of laziness.
4. To convince of a fault, or to make it manifest. John 16:8.
5. To refute; to disprove. [Not in use. ]
6. To excite a sense of guilt. The heart or conscience reproves us.
7. To manifest silent disapprobation or blame.
The vicious cannot bear the presence of the good, whose very looks reprove them, and whose life is a severe, though silent admonition.

 

REPROVED

pp. Blamed; reprehended; convinced of a fault.

 

REPROVER

n.One that reproves; he or that which blames. Conscience is a bold reprover.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REPROVE

Re *prove " (r-prv "), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reproved (-prvd "); p. pr. &vb. n. Reproving. ] Etym: [F. réprouver, OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See Reprieve, Reprobate, and cf. Reproof. ]

 

1. To convince. [Obs. ] When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. John xvi. 9.

 

2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs. ] Reprove my allegation, if you can. Shak.

 

3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure. What if thy son Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort, "Wherefore didst thou beget me " Milton.

 

4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults. He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men. Udall.

 

Syn. -- To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure. -- Reprove, Rebuke, Reprimand. These words all signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove implies greater calmness and self-possession. To rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A reproof may be administered long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the reformation of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from a person invested with authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty.

 

REPROVER

REPROVER Re *prov "er (r-prv "r ), n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, reproves.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

reprove

re prove |riˈpro͞ov rəˈpruv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] reprimand or censure (someone ): he was reproved for obscenity | [ with direct speech ] : “Don't be childish, Hilary,” he reproved mildly | (as adj. reproving ) : a reproving glance. DERIVATIVES re prov a ble adjective, re prov er noun, re prov ing ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (also in the senses ‘reject ’ and ‘censure ’): from Old French reprover, from late Latin reprobare ‘disapprove ’ (see reprobate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

reprove

re |prove |rɪˈpruːv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] reprimand (someone ): he was reproved for obscenity | [ with direct speech ] : ‘Don't be childish, Hilary,’ he reproved mildly | (as adj. reproving ) : a reproving glance. DERIVATIVES reprovable adjective, reprover noun, reprovingly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (also in the senses ‘reject ’ and ‘censure ’): from Old French reprover, from late Latin reprobare ‘disapprove ’ (see reprobate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

reprove

reprove verb was it necessary to reprove Vicki just for dropping a few crumbs? reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, rake /haul over the coals, criticize, censure; informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, rap over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist; formal castigate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

reprove

reprove verb he annoyed the new chauffeur by reproving him for grinding the gears: reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure; informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap, rap over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let someone have it, send someone away with a flea in their ear, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, pitch into, lay into, lace into, give someone a caning, put on the mat, slap down, blast, rag, keelhaul; Brit. informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, give someone some stick, wig, give someone a wigging, give someone a row, row; dated call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim; rare reprehend, objurgate. ANTONYMS praise, compliment.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

reprove

re prove /rɪprúːv /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «…の理由で » …をしかる, とがめる, 戒める, 非難する «for » .re pr ó v er 名詞