reprehend
[ rep-ri-hend ]
/ ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛnd /
verb (used with object)
to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
Origin of reprehend
1300–50; Middle English
reprehenden < Latin
reprehendere to hold back, restrain, equivalent to
re-
re- +
prehendere to seize; see
prehension
SYNONYMS FOR reprehend
OTHER WORDS FROM reprehend
rep·re·hend·a·ble, adjective rep·re·hend·er, noun un·rep·re·hend·ed, adjectiveWords nearby reprehend
repoussoir,
repoussé,
repp,
repplier,
repr.,
reprehend,
reprehensible,
reprehension,
represent,
representation,
representational
Example sentences from the Web for reprehend
British Dictionary definitions for reprehend
reprehend
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnd) /
verb
(tr)
to find fault with; criticize
Derived forms of reprehend
reprehendable, adjective reprehender, nounWord Origin for reprehend
C14: from Latin
reprehendere to hold fast, rebuke, from
re- +
prendere to grasp