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v. To voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke. See Synonyms at admonish.

v. To find fault with.

v. To convince.

v. To disprove; to refute.

v. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure.

v. To express disapprobation of.

To disapprove; condemn; censure.

To charge with a fault; chide; reprehend: formerly sometimes with of.

To convince, as of a fault; convict.

To refute; disprove.

Synonyms and Rebuke, Reprimand, etc. See censure and admonition.

v. take to task

"He that is to reprove is to remember, that his business is not to declaim and shew his parts, but to work a cure."

reproved    reproves    reproving   

knock    criticize    criticise    pick apart   

reproof    reproval   

reprehend    blame censure    chide    rebuke    scold    disprove    refute    censure