| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | re·prove |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r -pr v |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: re·proved, re·prov·ing, re·proves
1. To voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke. See synonyms at admonish. 2. To find fault with. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English reproven, from Anglo-Norman repruver, variant of Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprob re, to disapprove. See reprobate. | | OTHER FORMS: | re·prova·ble —ADJECTIVE
re·proval —NOUN
re·prover —NOUN
re·proving·ly —ADVERB
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