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REPROOFED
Verb
reproofed
simple past tense and past participle of reproof
Source: Wiktionary
REPROOF
Re*proof" (r-prf"), n. Etym: [OE. reproef. See Proof, Reprove.]
1. Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs.]
2. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. Pope.
Syn.
– Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; censure; blame. See Admonition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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