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   Re·prove

   /rəˈpro͞ov/

   

   verb

   • 1. reprimand or censure (someone): "he was reproved for obscenity"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the senses ‘reject’ and ‘censure’): from Old French reprover, from late Latin reprobare ‘disapprove’ (see reprobate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. reprovable adjective
   • 2. reprover noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

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   • E

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   • P

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   • R

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   • O

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   • V

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   • E

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