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rebuking |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rebuke \Re*buke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuked}; p. pr & vb n. {Rebuking}.] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr pref. re- re- + bouche mouth, OF also bouque, L. bucca cheek; if so the original sense was to stop the mouth of hence to stop, obstruct.] To check, silence, or put down with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish. The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared. --Dryden. Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See {Reprove}.
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