Re*prove" (r?-pr??v"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Reproved (-pr??vd"); p.
pr. & vb. n. Reproving.] [F. réprouver,
OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See Reprieve,
Reprobate, and cf. Reproof.] 1. To
convince. [Obs.]
When he is come, he will reprove the world of
sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
John xvi.
9.
2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.]
Reprove my allegation, if you can.
Shak.
3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to
accuse as guilty; to censure.
What if thy son
Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort,
"Wherefore didst thou beget me?"
Milton.
4. To express disapprobation of; as, to
reprove faults.
He neither reproved the ordinance of John,
neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men.
Udall.
Syn. -- To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure.
-- Reprove, Rebuke, Reprimand. These words all
signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove implies
greater calmness and self-possession. To rebuke implies a more
excited and personal feeling. A reproof may be administered
long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the
reformation of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the
moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and
condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from a person invested with
authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is
reproved for his faults, and rebuked for his impudence.
A military officer is reprimanded for neglect or violation of
duty.
Re*prove" (r?-pr??v"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Reproved (-pr??vd"); p.
pr. & vb. n. Reproving.] [F. réprouver,
OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See Reprieve,
Reprobate, and cf. Reproof.] 1. To
convince. [Obs.]
When he is come, he will reprove the world of
sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
John xvi.
9.
2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.]
Reprove my allegation, if you can.
Shak.
3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to
accuse as guilty; to censure.
What if thy son
Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort,
"Wherefore didst thou beget me?"
Milton.
4. To express disapprobation of; as, to
reprove faults.
He neither reproved the ordinance of John,
neither plainly condemned the fastings of the other men.
Udall.
Syn. -- To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure.
-- Reprove, Rebuke, Reprimand. These words all
signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove implies
greater calmness and self-possession. To rebuke implies a more
excited and personal feeling. A reproof may be administered
long after the offience is committed, and is usually intended for the
reformation of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the
moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of punishment and
condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from a person invested with
authority, and is a formal and offiscial act. A child is
reproved for his faults, and rebuked for his impudence.
A military officer is reprimanded for neglect or violation of
duty.
