rügen — meaning in English
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Senses
rügen is used for these senses in English:
- Rügen An island of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, located in the Baltic Sea; the largest island of Germany.
- censure (obsolete, transitive) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
- reprove (intransitive) To express disapproval. [from 14th c.]
- reprove (transitive) To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]
censure — full definition
- noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
- verb To criticize or formally reprimand someone.
reprove — full definition
- verb To show that you think something is wrong.
- verb To gently tell someone off in a kind way.
- verb To refuse to accept a feeling or way of behaving.
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