Re*buke" (r&esl;*būk"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Rebuked (-būkt");
p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuking.] [OF.
rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr.
pref. re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L.
bucca cheek; if so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth
of; hence, to stop, obstruct.] To check, silence, or put down,
with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to
reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to
admonish.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered,
Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared.
Dryden.
Syn. -- To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain;
silence. See Reprove.
Re*buke" (r&esl;*būk"), n.
1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand;
also, chastisement; punishment.
For thy sake I have suffered
rebuke.
Jer. xv. 15.
Why bear you these rebukes and answer
not?
Shak.
2. Check; rebuff. [Obs.]
L'Estrange.
To be without rebuke, to live without giving
cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless.
