Etymology

reproof

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Today it means: An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition. Full definition →

Old French reprove
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reproof · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromreprove
  2. English todayreproof

From Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.

reproof · verb2

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishproof
  7. English todayreproof

From re- + proof.

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