rebuke
11rebuke — {{11}}rebuke (n.) early 15c., a reproof, reprimand, from REBUKE (Cf. rebuke) (v.). {{12}}rebuke (v.) early 14c., to reprimand, reprove; chide, scold, from Anglo Fr. rebuker to repel, beat back, O.Fr. rebuchier, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) +… …
12rebuke — [[t]rɪbju͟ːk[/t]] rebukes, rebuking, rebuked VERB If you rebuke someone, you speak severely to them because they have said or done something that you do not approve of. [FORMAL] [V n] The president rebuked the House and Senate for not passing… …
13rebuke — 1. verb she never rebuked him in front of others Syn: reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, chastise, upbraid, berate, take to task, criticize, censure; informal tell off, give someone a talking to, give someone a dressing down, give… …
14rebuke — re|buke [rıˈbju:k] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: rebuker, from bukier to hit, cut down ] formal to speak to someone severely about something they have done wrong = ↑reprimand rebuke sb for doing sth ▪ Members of the jury… …
15rebuke — verb (T) formal to speak to someone severely, about something they have done wrong: rebuke sb for doing sth: Father Cary rebuked her for using bad language. rebuke noun (C, U): a stern rebuke …
16Rebuke — In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. [Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963, [http://www.uk legislation.hmso.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukcm/1963/cukcm 19630001 en 8#pt8… …
17rebuke — I. transitive verb (rebuked; rebuking) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French rebucher, rebouker to blunt, check, reprimand Date: 14th century 1. a. to criticize sharply ; reprimand b. to serve as a rebuke to 2. to turn back or keep down ; …
18rebuke — 1. verb she never rebuked him Syn: reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish; informal tell off; Brit.; informal tick off; N.Amer.; informal chew out Ant: praise 2. noun a severe rebuke Syn …
19rebuke — [rɪˈbjuːk] verb [T] formal to tell someone angrily that they have behaved badly rebuke noun [C] …
20REBUKE AND REPROOF — (Heb. tokhaḥah), admonition and chastisement for the purpose of restraint or correction. The biblical source for the duty to rebuke the wrongdoer is: You shall not hate your kinsman in your heart. Reprove your neighbor, but incur no guilt because …
