Definition of: reprove

(ri·prv′) v.t. ·proved, ·prov·ing
1. To censure, as for a fault; rebuke.
2. To express disapproval of (an act).
3. Obs. To convince; convict. [<OF reprover <LL reprobare <re- again + probare test <probus upright]
—re·prov′a·ble adjective
—re·prov′er noun
—re·prov′ing·ly adverb Synonyms: admonish, blame, censure, chasten, check, chide, condemn, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, upbraid. To censure is to pronounce an adverse judgment that may or may not be expressed to the person censured; to rebuke is to reprove sharply, and often abruptly; to blame is a familiar word signifying to pass censure upon, make answerable, as for a fault. To reproach is to censure openly and vehemently, and with intense personal feeling as of grief or anger; as, to reproach one for ingratitude; reproach knows no distinction of rank or character; a subject may reproach a king or a criminal a judge. Compare REPROOF. See ADMONISH, BLAME, CONDEMN. Antonyms: see synonyms for PRAISE.