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Webster 1913 Edition
Rebuke
Re-buke′
(rē̍-būk′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rebuked
(rē̍-būkt′)
; 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
Nor to
rebuke
the rich offender feared. Dryden.
Syn. – To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See
Reprove
. Re-buke′
(rē̍-būk′)
, Noun.
1.
A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.
For thy sake I have suffered
rebuke
. Jer. xv. 15.
Why bear you these
rebukes
and answer not? Shakespeare
2.
Check; rebuff.
[Obs.]
L’Estrange.
To be without rebuke
, to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rebuke
REBU'KE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To chide; to reprove; to reprehend for a fault; to check by reproof.The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd, not to rebuke the rich offender fear'd.
Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor. Lev. 19.
2.
To check or restrain.The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan. Zech. 3. Is. 17.
3.
To chasten; to punish; to afflict for correction.O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger. Ps. 6.
4.
To check; to silence.Master, rebuke thy disciples. Luke 19.
5.
To check; to heal.And he stood over her and rebuked the fever. Luke 4.
6.
To restrain; to calm.He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea. Matt. 8.
REBU'KE
, n.1.
A chiding; reproof for faults; reprehension.Why bear you these rebukes and answer not?
2.
In Scripture, chastisement; punishment; affliction for the purpose of restraint and correction. Ezek. 5. Hos. 5.3.
In low language, any kind of check.To suffer rebuke, to endure the reproach and persecution of men. Jer. 15.
To be without rebuke, to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless.
Definition 2024
rebuke
rebuke
English
Noun
rebuke (plural rebukes)
- A harsh criticism.
- 2012, July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.
- 2012, July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
Translations
harsh criticism
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Verb
rebuke (third-person singular simple present rebukes, present participle rebuking, simple past and past participle rebuked)
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:reprehend
Translations
to criticise harshly; to reprove
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