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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rebuke \Re*buke"\ (r[-e]*b[=u]k"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuked
     (r[-e]*b[=u]kt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuking.] [OF.
     rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr. pref.
     re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L. bucca cheek; if
     so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth of; hence, to
     stop, obstruct.]
     To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by
     expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and
     summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered,
           Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared.  --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence.
          See Reprove.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rebuke \Re*buke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuked; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Rebuking.] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher;
     perhaps fr. pref. re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L.
     bucca cheek; if so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth
     of; hence, to stop, obstruct.]
     To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by
     expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and
     summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
  
           The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to
           rebuke the rich offender feared.         --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence.
          See Reprove.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  rebuked
       adj : punished especially by reproof or reprimand [syn: admonished,
              chastened, reprimanded, reproved]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rebuked
     vb.
     (infl of en rebuke  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  rebuked
     vb.
     (infl of en rebuke  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  rebuked
     vb.
     (infl of en rebuke  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  rebuked
     vb.
     (infl of en rebuke  ed-form)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rebuked
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en rebuke ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb rebuke)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Rebuked /ɹɪbjˈuːkt/
  موبّخ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rebuked /ɹɪbjˈuːkt/ 
  napomenul

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rebuked /ɹɪbjˈuːkt/ 
  napomenutý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rebuked /ɹɪbjˈuːkt/
  geschimpft, ausgeschimpft, zugerechtgewiesen, gerügt, gerüffelt, getadelt, maßgeregelt, gescholten, die Leviten gelesen, die Ohren lang gezogen, einen Anschiss verpasst, heimgeleuchtet
     Synonyms: scolded, reprimanded, reproved, reprehended, berated, objurgated, chided/chidden/chid, taken to task, told off, ticked off
  
   see: scold, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, reprehend, berate, objurgate, chide sb., take sb. to task, tell off sb., tick off sb. to rake/haul/drag sb. over the coals, scolding, reprimanding, rebuking, reproving, reprehending, berating, objurgating, chiding, taking to task, telling off, ticking off, I told the boys off for making so much noise.
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹibˈjukt/, /ɹɪbˈjukt/


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