reproof
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reproof¹
- /ɹɪˈpɹuːf/
Rhymes with -uːf
Where it comes from
From Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.
noun reproofs
- An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition. You could not give me a greater reproof for the mistake I fell into. It was all my doing, I know. I have not forgotten it, I assure you.
reproof²
- /ɹiːˈpɹuːf/
Rhymes with -uːf
verb reproofs · reproofing · reproofed · re-proof
- To proof again. We need to reproof the book before publication.
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noun act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
| Español | reprobación |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ermahnung, Vorwurf |
| Русский | о́тповедь ótpovedʹ, замеча́ние zamečánije, вы́говор výgovor, порица́ние poricánije, упрёк uprjók |
| العربية | عِتَاب ʕitāb |
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