| Back | reprove /ri-PROOV/ |
|---|---|
| Front | verb tr. To reprimand or censure. [From Latin reprobare (to disapprove), from re- (opposite) + probare (to approve), from probus (good). Earliest documented use: 1330.] "The coroner then reproved them for their 'un-Englishman-like conduct'." - Sandra Hempel; John St John Long; The Lancet (London, UK); May 3, 2014. |
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