- reprehend rep·re·hend vt
- [ˌrɛprɪ'hɛnd]
frm rimproverare, riprendere
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reprehend rep·re·hend vt
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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 — [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 — rep·re·hend … English syllables
reprehend — rep•re•hend [[t]ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛnd[/t]] v. t. to find fault with; reprove; rebuke • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < L reprehendere to hold back, rebuke =re re +prehendere to seize; see prehension … From formal English to slang
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
Reprehended — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reprehending — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
