Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reprove

/ɹɪˈpɹuːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: re-prove
IPA: /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To express disapproval.

Intransitive verb

verb

To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.

Transitive verb

verb

To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To prove again.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee."
"She ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip."
"As we've just learned, as long as we live in the manifest realm, a hero's journey is never over. We are constantly having to reprove ourselves."
"Often, previously-known results will be streamlined, reworded, or reproven to make them directly relevant to the results of this paper."

Etymology

From Middle English repreven, reproven, from Anglo-Norman reprover, Middle French reprouver, from Latin reprobāre. Doublet of reprobate.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re
Root: repreven, reprover, reprouver, reprobāre

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

reproves (present, singular) reproving (participle, present) reproved (participle, past) reproved (past) reproven (participle, past) re-prove (alternative)

Derived Forms

reproof reprovable reproval reproveable reprovement unreproved

Synonyms

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Rhymes With

move only move you've improve prove remove approve bust a move groove who've disprove behoove

Questions

How do you pronounce reprove?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/.
What does reprove mean?: To express disapproval.
Where does reprove come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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