reproof

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.

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Noun

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reproof (countable and uncountable, plural reproofs)

  1. An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.
    • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 13:
      You could not give me a greater reproof for the mistake I fell into. It was all my doing, I know. I have not forgotten it, I assure you.
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Etymology 2

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From re- +‎ proof.

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Verb

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reproof (third-person singular simple present reproofs, present participle reproofing, simple past and past participle reproofed)

  1. To proof again.
    We need to reproof the book before publication.

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