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reprehend

Reprehend (verb) means to criticize, to reprove.

verb
1
To criticize, to reprove.
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Etymology

From Latin reprehendō (“I hold back, check, blame”), from re- (“back”) + prehendō (“I hold, seize”). Compare French reprendre (“to reprove”).

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"reprehend" (verb) means to criticize, to reprove.

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