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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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