Etymology

reprobate

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Today it means: Rejected; cast off as worthless. Full definition →

Middle English reprobat(e) ← Latin reprobātus
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reprobate · adjective, noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromreprobātus“disapproved, rejected, condemned”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromreprobat(e)“condemned, damned”
  3. English todayreprobate

First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten), borrowed from Latin reprobātus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned”), perfect passive participle of reprobō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was derived from the adjective by substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

reprobate · verb2

  1. Latin · derived fromreprobātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromreprobaten
  3. English todayreprobate

First attested in c. 1451, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobaten, from reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin reprobātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Doublet of reprove.

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