reprobate

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈrɛprəbeɪt/ UK /ˈrɛprəbeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an unprincipled or morally depraved person

The old reprobate gambled away his entire fortune.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an unprincipled or morally... scoundrel roguewastreldegenerate miscreant villain

Opposites

saint paragon

Word family

Derived forms reprobationreprobacy

Related forms probate prove approbation

Etymology

From Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare ('to disapprove, reject'), from re- ('opposite') + probare ('to approve, test'), from probus ('good, upright').

reprobare Latin probare Latin probus Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# reprobate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛprəbeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛprəbeɪt/

## Meanings
1. an unprincipled or morally depraved person

## Examples
- The old reprobate gambled away his entire fortune.

## Synonyms
- scoundrel
- rogue
- wastrel
- degenerate
- miscreant
- villain

## Antonyms
- saint
- paragon

## Derived Forms
- reprobation
- reprobacy

## Related Forms
- probate
- prove
- approbation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reprobare
- Root: probare
- Root: probus

## Etymology
From Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare ('to disapprove, reject'), from re- ('opposite') + probare ('to approve, test'), from probus ('good, upright').

## AI Etymology
Reprobate comes from Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare ('to disapprove, reject'), from re- ('opposite') + probare ('to approve, test'), from probus ('good, upright'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a noun and adjective, it denotes "an unprincipled or morally depraved person", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin reprobare, Latin probare, and Latin probus. Derivative forms include reprobation, reprobacy; related words include probate, prove, approbation.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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