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Meanings of reprove in English

Portuguese
repreender
Catalan
reprovar
Spanish
reñir

Take to task.

        repreender
        Usage of reprove in English
        1
        The natural day is very calm, and will hardly reprove his indolence.
        Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
        2
        But one who is not an equal can reprove privately and respectfully.
        Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
        3
        With one word more I will reprove this mountain, and go forward.
        The Covenants And The Covenanters / Covenants, Sermons, and Docu...
        4
        Arthur did not reprove Rose this time, though she well deserved it.
        Janet's Love and Service
        5
        You will have no cause to reprove me for loving you again.
        The Reason Why
        6
        Norman was roused to reprove sharply, and Blanche was beginning to cry.
        The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations
        7
        Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
        8
        I needed no one, Bessie, to reprove me for my cruel sin.
        The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls
        9
        Were Undine but his wife, no one would venture to reprove her.
        Undine
        10
        There is no bishop to consecrate, to watch over, or to reprove.
        The Bushman — Life in a New Country
        11
        Shall he reprove thee for fear, and come with thee into judgment:
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
        12
        Your life must be saved; even if you reprove me for the means.
        Philothea: A Grecian Romance
        13
        Chrysostom dared to reprove female vices; he did not rebel against imperial power.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04: Imperial Antiquity
        14
        The church had not sufficient moral sense to reprove and denounce this iniquity.
        The Church and Modern Life
        15
        Objection 1: It would seem that a sinner ought to reprove a wrongdoer.
        Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
        16
        The friendly lights seemed to reprove him for a long and foolish absence.
        The Root of Evil
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