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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Reprehend

/(r?p`r?-h?nd")/ · Rep·re·hend · IPA /ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnd/
01 v. t. To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; t…
imp. & p. p. Reprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Reprehending
  1. 1.
    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.
    “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.