Reproof

rē-prōōf′, n. a reproving or blaming: rebuke: censure: reprehension.— adj. Reprovable (-ōōv′-), deserving reproof, blame, or censure.— n. Reprov′ablene .— adv. Reprov′ably .— n. Repro′val , the act of reproving: reproof.— v.t. Reprove′ , to condemn: to chide: to convict: to censure: to disprove or refute.— ns. Repro′ver ; Repro′ving .— adv. Repro′vingly . [O. Fr. reprover (Fr. réprouver )—L. reprobāre , the opposite of approbāre (cf. Approve )— re- , off, probāre , to try.]