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21Reprehended — 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.… …
22Reprehending — 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.… …
23censure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. upbraid, chide, reprove; criticize, blame; hit, knock, pan (all sl.). n. reproof, blame, criticism, disapproval. See disapprobation, condemnation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. criticism, reproof,… …
24criticize — criticize, reprehend, blame, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce are comparable when they mean to find fault with someone or something openly, often publicly, and with varying degrees of severity. Criticize in its basic sense does not carry… …
25Reprimand — Rep ri*mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r[ e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [1913 Webster] Germanicus was severely… …
26Reprimanded — Reprimand Rep ri*mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r[ e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [1913 Webster] Germanicus was …
27Reprimanding — Reprimand Rep ri*mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r[ e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. [1913 Webster] Germanicus was …
28criticize — verb ( cized; cizing) Date: 1643 intransitive verb to act as a critic transitive verb 1. to consider the merits and demerits of and judge accordingly ; evaluate 2. to find fault with ; point out …
29Puck (Shakespeare) — This article is about Puck, the character in Shakespeare s play, for the mythological figure this is based on see Puck (mythology) Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, is a character in William Shakespeare s play A Midsummer Night s Dream that… …
30Malapropism — A malapropism is an act of misusing or the habitual misuse of similar sounding words, especially with humorous results. An example is Yogi Berra s statement: Texas has a lot of electrical votes, [1] rather than electoral votes . Contents 1… …
