reprehend

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnd/

Definition of reprehend

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To criticize, to reprove.

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Etymology

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

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