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

  Reprehend \Rep`re*hend"\ (r?p`r?-h?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Reprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Reprehending.] [L.
     reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame;
     pref. re- re- + prehendere to lay hold of. See Prehensile,
     and cf. Reprisal. ]
     To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking,
     or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove
     of; to chide; to blame; to censure. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was
           not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish.
                                                    --Bacon.
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           Pardon me for reprehending thee.         --Shak.
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           In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . .
           . are severely reprehended.              --Dryden.
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           I nor advise nor reprehend the choice.   --J. Philips.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Reprehend \Rep`re*hend"\ (r?p`r?-h?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Reprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Reprehending.] [L.
     reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame;
     pref. re- re- + prehendere to lay hold of. See Prehensile,
     and cf. Reprisal. ]
     To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking,
     or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove
     of; to chide; to blame; to censure. --Chaucer.
  
           Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was
           not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
           Pardon me for reprehending thee.         --Shak.
  
           In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . .
           . are severely reprehended.              --Dryden.
  
           I nor advise nor reprehend the choice.   --J. Philips.

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

  reprehending
     vb.
     (present participle of en reprehend nocat=1)

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

  reprehending
     vb.
     (present participle of en reprehend nocat=1)

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

  reprehending
     vb.
     (present participle of en reprehend nocat=1)

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

  reprehending
     vb.
     (present participle of en reprehend nocat=1)

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

  reprehending
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en reprehend ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb reprehend)

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

  Reprehending /ɹɪpɹɪhˈɛndɪŋ/
  التوبيخ

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

  reprehending /ɹɪpɹɪhˈɛndɪŋ/
  schimpfend, ausschimpfend, zurechtweisend, rügend, rüffelnd, tadelnd, maßregelnd, scheltend, die Leviten lesend, die Ohren lang ziehend, einen Anschiss verpassend, heimleuchtend
     Synonyms: scolding, reprimanding, rebuking, reproving, berating, objurgating, chiding, taking to task, telling off, ticking 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, scolded, reprimanded, rebuked, reproved, reprehended, berated, objurgated, chided/chidden/chid, taken to task, told off, ticked off, I told the boys off for making so much noise.
  

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