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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary rep·re·hend
\\ˌre-pri-ˈhend\\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin reprehendere, literally, to hold back, from re- + prehendere to grasp — more at get DATE 14th century : to voice disapproval of : censure Synonyms: see criticize reprehend
mid-14c., from L. reprehendere "seize, restrain," lit. "pull back," from re- "back" + prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged rep·re·hend
\|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 >
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