Reprehend

/ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnd/ verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To criticize, to reprove. transitive
  2. 2
    to rebuke or reprimand wordnet

Etymology

From Latin reprehendō (“I hold back, check, blame”), from re- (“back”) + prehendō (“I hold, seize”). Compare French reprendre (“to reprove”).

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