reprove
Collocations
3VERB + REPROVE
having
REPROVE + NOUN
ourselves, scorner
ADV.
again, constantly, rather
Definitions
verb
To express disapproval.
To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).
She ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip.
verb
To prove again.
As we've just learned, as long as we live in the manifest realm, a hero's journey is never over. We are constantly having to reprove ourselves.
Often, previously-known results will be streamlined, reworded, or reproven to make them directly relevant to the results of this paper.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — take to task
- admonish
- reproof
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
WiktionaryShe ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip.
WiktionaryAs we've just learned, as long as we live in the manifest realm, a hero's journey is never over. We are constantly having to reprove ourselves.
WiktionaryOften, previously-known results will be streamlined, reworded, or reproven to make them directly relevant to the results of this paper.
WiktionaryAnd have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
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