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reprehend Definition

rep·re·hend (rep′ri hend′)

transitive verb

  1. to reprimand or rebuke (a person)
  2. to find fault with (something done); censure

Etymology: ME reprehenden < L reprehendere < re-, back + prehendere: see prehensile

reprehend Synonyms

reprehend

v.

rebuke, reprove, reprimand; see censure, scold. See syn. study at censure.