- reprehend
- reprehend mid-14c., from L. reprehendere "seize, restrain," lit. "pull back," from re- "back" + prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see PREHENSILE (Cf. prehensile)).
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Reprehend — Rep re*hend (r?p r? h?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprehending}.] [L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re re + prehendere to lay hold of. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Reprisal}. ] To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reprehend — I verb accuse, admonish, animadvert, berate, betongue, blame, bring to book, call down, call to account, cast blame upon, castigate, censure, charge, chastise, chide, condemn, correct, criticize, decry, denounce, disapprove, dress down,… … Law dictionary
reprehend — *criticize, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce, blame Analogous words: *reprove, rebuke, reprimand, admonish, reproach, chide: *scold, upbraid, berate, rate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reprehend — [rep΄ri hend′] vt. [ME reprehenden < L reprehendere < re , back + prehendere: see PREHENSILE] 1. to reprimand or rebuke (a person) 2. to find fault with (something done); censure SYN. CRITICIZE … English World dictionary
reprehend — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin reprehendere, literally, to hold back, from re + prehendere to grasp more at get Date: 14th century to voice disapproval of ; censure Synonyms: see criticize … New Collegiate Dictionary
reprehend — reprehendable, adj. reprehender, n. /rep ri hend /, v.t. to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame. [1300 50; ME reprehenden < L reprehendere to hold back, restrain, equiv. to re RE + prehendere to seize; see PREHENSION] Syn. reproach … Universalium
reprehend — verb to criticize, to reprove See Also: apprehend, comprehend, reprehensible, reprehension … Wiktionary
reprehend — Synonyms and related words: accuse, admonish, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, arraign, berate, blame, bring to book, call to account, cast blame upon, cast reflection upon, censure, chastise, chide, complain against, condemn, correct,… … Moby Thesaurus
reprehend — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rebuke, reprove, reprimand; see censure , scold . See Synonym Study at censure . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To feel or express strong disapproval of: censure, condemn, denounce, deplore, reprobate. See PRAISE … English dictionary for students
reprehend — rep·re·hend || ‚reprɪ hend v. reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, admonish … English contemporary dictionary
