01 n. Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
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Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.“Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him.” — Macaulay.
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Reprimand
02 v. t. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
imp. & p. p.
Reprimanded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reprimanding
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To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.“Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission.” — Arbuthnot.
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To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.