Thesaurus / reprove
FEEDBACKHow to use reprove in a sentence
Sir, believe me upon my relation,—for what I tell you the world shall not reprove.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSTo reprove or speak sharply to a servant before your guests, manifests a shocking want of good breeding.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYYou see, my mother is a Quakeress, and when my father wished to reprove me he uses the plain speech.
THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGHThese opinions seemed so wicked to the good Puritans that they called him up before their Council to reprove him.
THE STORY OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIESH. A. (HLNE ADELINE) GUERBERNapoleon himself did not reprove Betsy for her rudeness, but Mr. Balcombe was disturbed and angry when he heard of it.
NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REEDHe not only did not reprove her for the destruction of the claret, but forgave her for her offence against Napoleon.
NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REEDMatt's conscience didn't reprove him for what he had done, but he couldn't help looking at the other side of the picture.
MOTOR MATT'S DARING, OR, TRUE TO HIS FRIENDSSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSNor do I intend here to reprove him, or to lessen his glory.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 57, NO. 356, JUNE, 1845VARIOUSOrso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
COLUMBAPROSPER MERIMEEWORDS RELATED TO REPROVE
- abuse
- admonish
- asperse
- berate
- blame
- castigate
- cavil
- censure
- chasten
- chide
- criticize
- denounce
- disparage
- dress down
- expostulate
- give a talking-to
- jump on
- keep aft
- lay down the law
- lecture
- light into
- nag
- objurate
- preach
- put down
- rail
- rake over the coals
- rate
- ream
- rebuke
- recriminate
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- revile
- take to task
- taunt
- tell off
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- acquaint
- address
- admonish
- advise
- advocate
- alert
- apprise
- caution
- clue
- clue in
- counsel
- cry wolf
- deprecate
- direct
- dissuade
- enjoin
- exhort
- fill in
- forbid
- forearm
- forewarn
- give fair warning
- give the high sign
- give warning
- guide
- hint
- inform
- instruct
- lay it out
- make aware
- notify
- order
- post
- predict
- prepare
- prescribe
- prompt
- put on guard
- recommend
- remind
- remonstrate
- reprove
- signal
- suggest
- summon
- tell
- threaten
- tip
- tip off
- urge
- wise up
- acquaints
- addresses
- admonishes
- advises
- advocates
- alerts
- apprises
- cautions
- clue in
- clues
- counsels
- cries wolf
- deprecates
- directs
- dissuades
- enjoins
- exhorts
- fills in
- forbids
- forearms
- forewarns
- gives fair warning
- gives the high sign
- gives warning
- guides
- hints
- informs
- instructs
- lies it out
- makes aware
- notifies
- orders
- posts
- predicts
- prepares
- prescribes
- prompts
- puts on guard
- recommends
- reminds
- remonstrates
- reproves
- signals
- suggests
- summons
- tells
- threatens
- tips
- tips off
- urges
- wise up
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