reprove B2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment UK /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/ See IPA manual Freq #110081 Meanings 1 verb To tell someone gently but firmly that they have done something wrong. The teacher reproved the student for arriving late again. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to tell someone gently but... admonishrebukereprimandcensurechastise Word family Forms reprovedreproverreprovesreprovingreprovingly Derived forms reproofreprovablereprovalreproveablereprovementunreproved Etymology AI details From Middle English repreven, reproven, from Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre. Doublet of reprobate. repreven Middle English reprover xno reprouver Middle French reprobāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # reprove **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/ **Frequency rank:** 110081 ## Meanings 1. To tell someone gently but firmly that they have done something wrong. ## Examples - The teacher reproved the student for arriving late again. ## Derived Forms - reproof - reprovable - reproval - reproveable - reprovement - unreproved ## Roots and Affixes - Root: repreven - Root: reprover - Root: reprouver - Root: reprobāre ## Etymology From Middle English repreven, reproven, from Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre. Doublet of reprobate. ## AI Etymology Reprove comes from Middle English repreven, reproven, from Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre. Doublet of reprobate. Modern senses include to tell someone gently but firmly that they have done something wrong.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as reproof, reprovable, reproval, reproveable, reprovement, and unreproved. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown