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reprimand or censure (someone).

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What prefix goes with prove to make a word meaning censure?

Reprove


What is the meaning of reproving?

of Reprove


What part of speech is the word reprove?

It is a verb.


How do use reprove in a sentence?

The judge set out to reprove the actions of the defendant as an example of unacceptable behavior .


Can someone give you a sentence with reprove in it?

The judge sought to reprove the criminal by admonishing her for past crimes .


What is the definition of reproved?

of Reprove


What is the best synonyms for reprove?

reproach


What are some alternative words for punish?

Punish, meaning to subject to penalty for wrongdoing, is synonymous with the words chastise, discipline, reprove, penalize, sentence, and bring to account.


What is antonym of reproved?

Approve is the antonym of reprove.


What is an antonym of condemned?

Approve is the antonym of reprove.


What is the meaning of word what?

'MEANING' in other words can be the 'vocabulary' of a word or the 'essence' of the word as to what the word precisely means. OR meaning is the meaning of meaning what you just said meaning


What does the word 'reprove' mean in the Bible?

In the New Testament, "reprove" is translated from the Greek word elegcho, which has multiple meanings depending on the way it is used. From Strong's Greek Lexicon, its definition is:(1) to convict, refute, confute(a) generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted(b) by conviction to bring to the light, to expose(2) to find fault with, correct(a) by word1. to reprehend severely, chide, admonish, reprove2. to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation(b) by deed; to chasten, to punishA comparison of King James and New King James passages sheds some light on the different shades of meaning inherent in the word:John 16:8 (KJV) And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:(NKJV) And when He has come, He will convictthe world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:Ephesians 5:11 (KJV) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprovethem.(NKJV) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.2 Timothy 4:2 (KJV) Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.(NKJV) Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.