reprehend

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Lord, in thine anger do not reprehend me, Nor in thy hot displeasure me correct; Pity me, Lord, for I am much deject, And very weak and faint; heal and amend me.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

If we see a person wilfully abusing the goods of an individual, we may reprehend him, but with comparative mildness.

From Thoughts on African Colonization by Garrison, William Lloyd

He who will not to friends' advice attend; Must not complain when they him reprehend.

From The Golden Link of Friendship by Various

Only, I observe, that the great censors of wit and poetry, either produce nothing of their own, or what is more ridiculous than any thing they reprehend.

From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John

A letter of Rev. Andrew Eliot is still in existence referring to this presentation, and severely did he reprehend it.

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse