Etymology

reprehend

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Today it means: To criticize, to reprove. Full definition →

Latin reprehendō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromreprehendō“I hold back, check, blame”
  2. English todayreprehend

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

Words from the same roots

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reprehensible

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