reprobating

Variant of reprobate

reprobate definition

rep·ro·bate (rep′rə bāt′; for adj. & n., often, -bit)

transitive verb reprobated -·bat′ed, reprobating -·bat′·ing

  1. to disapprove of strongly; condemn
  2. to reject
  3. Theol. to damn

Etymology: ME reprobaten < LL(Ec) reprobatus, pp. of reprobare: see reprove

adjective

    1. unprincipled
    2. totally bad; corrupt; depraved
  2. Theol. damned

noun

  1. an unprincipled or totally bad person
  2. Theol. a person damned; lost soul

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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