exprobrate
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Exprobrate — Ex pro*brate, v. t. [L. exprobratus, p. p. of exprobrare; ex out + probrum a shameful or disgraceful act.] To charge upon with reproach; to upbraid. [R.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exprobrate — verb To reproach or upbraid … Wiktionary
exprobrate — ex·pro·brate … English syllables
exprobrate — v.t. archaic, rebuke; reproach. ♦ exprobration, n … Dictionary of difficult words
exprobrate — ˈeksprōˌbrāt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin exprobratus, past participle of exprobrare, from ex ex (I) + probrare (f. probrum disgraceful act, infamy) more at opprobrium archaic … Useful english dictionary
upbraid — verb /ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/ a) To criticize severely. And upbraided them with their unbelief. b) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing… … Wiktionary
reprimand — I noun admonishment, admonition, animadversion, blame, castigation, censure, chiding, condemnation, correction, criticism, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval, displeasure, dispraise, dressing down, exception, exprobration,… … Law dictionary
lash — I (attack verbally) verb admonish, animadvert upon, assail, berate, betongue, blackguard, cast reproach upon, castigate, chastise, chide, criticize severly, decry, excoriate, exprobrate, flay, fulminate against, impugn, increpate, inveigh,… … Law dictionary
rebuke — I verb accuse, admonish, animadvert on, berate, blame, bring to book, call down, call to account, call to task, castigate, censure, charge, chastise, chide, correct, criminate, criticize, disapprove, exprobrate, find fault with, judge, lecture,… … Law dictionary
reproach — I noun accusation, animadversion, blame, castigation, censure, chastisement, chiding, complaint, condemnation, contempt, contumelia, contumely, correction, degradation, denouncement, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval,… … Law dictionary
