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Reprimand
Rep′ri-mand
(r?p′r?-m?nd)
, Noun.
[F.
réprimande
, fr
. L. reprimendus
, reprimenda
, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. reprimere
to check, repress; pref. re-
re + premere
to press. See Press
, and cf. Repress
.] Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp
reprimand
for her treatment of him. Macaulay.
Rep′ri-mand
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Reprimanded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reprimanding
.] 1.
To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
Germanicus was severely
reprimanded
by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission. Arbuthnot.
2.
To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence;
as, the court ordered him to be
. reprimanded
Syn. – To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See
Reprove
. Webster 1828 Edition
Reprimand
REP'RIMAND
,Verb.
T.
1.
To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault.Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius, for traveling into Egypt without his permission.
2.
To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence. The court ordered the officer to be reprimanded.REP'RIMAND
,Noun.