Category:Reprehend

Rep`re*hend" (rp`r-hnd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reprehended; p. pr. & Vb. n. Reprehending.] Etym: [l. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold Back, seize, check, blame; pref. re- re- + prehendere to lay hold of. See prehensile, and cf. Reprisal. ]

Defn: 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.