Rebuke definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary REBU'KE, v.t. [See ... he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd, not to rebuke the rich offender fear'd. Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor. Leviticus 19. 2. To check or restrain. The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan. Zechariah 3. Isaiah 17. 3. To chasten; to punish; to afflict for correction. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger. Psalms 6. 4. To check; to silence. Master, rebuke thy disciples. Luke 19. 5. To check; to heal. ...
To be without rebuke definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rebuke Re*buke", n. 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 ... Shak. 2. Check; rebuff. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. To be without rebuke, to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to ...
... disprove, refute 4. obsolete convince, convict intransitive verb to express rebuke or reproof • reprover noun • reprovingly adverb Synonyms: reprove, rebuke, reprimand, admonish, reproach, chide mean to criticize adversely. reprove implies ... intent to correct a fault < gently reproved my table manners >. rebuke suggests a sharp or stern reproof < the papal letter rebuked ... clerics >. reprimand implies a severe, formal, often public or official rebuke < reprimanded by the ethics committee >. admonish suggests earnest or friendly ... by their mother for untidiness >. Oxford Reference Dictionary v.tr. rebuke (a person, a person's conduct, etc.). Derivatives: reprovable adj ... fastings of the other men. --Udall. Syn: To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure. Usage: Reprove, Rebuke, Reprimand. These words ...
... its violence, and cause an abatement; to moderate. 2. To rebuke; to chide or reprove. 3. To compare any paper with ... government. 2. That which stops or restrains, as reproof, reprimand, rebuke, slight or disgust, fear, apprehension, a person; any stop or ... sudden pause or break in a progression 4. archaic reprimand, rebuke 5. one that arrests, limits, or restrains ; restraint < against all ... to put (a chess king) in check 2. chiefly dialect rebuke, reprimand 3. a. to slow or bring to a stop ... was checked by bad weather). b colloq. find fault with; rebuke. 3 tr. Chess move a piece into a position that ... of motion; a restraint on action. b a rebuff or rebuke. c a person or thing that restrains. 3 Chess ( ...
... expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand] v 1: rebuke formally [syn: reprimand, censure, criminate] 2: censure severely or angrily ... cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down ... v. --n. (often foll. by for) an official or sharp rebuke (for a fault etc.). --v.tr. administer this to. Etymology ... ordered him to be reprimanded. Syn: To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Reprimand ...
... 30. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach" 2: disgrace or shame; "he ... more at approach Date: 14th century 1. an expression of rebuke or disapproval 2. the act or action of reproaching or ... disapproval to (a person) for a fault etc. 2 scold; rebuke; censure. 3 archaic rebuke (an offence). --n. 1 a rebuke or censure (heaped reproaches on them). 2 (often foll. by ... Repelled the victors. --Dryden. Syn: To upbraid; censure; blame; chide; rebuke; condemn; revile; vilify. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (reproaches, reproaching, ...
... utter words in anger, or by way of disapprobation; to rebuke; as, to chide one for his faults. 2. To blame ... cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down ... century intransitive verb to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke transitive verb to voice disapproval to ; reproach in a usually ... chid; past part. chided or chidden) archaic or literary scold, rebuke. Derivatives: chider n. chidingly adv. Etymology: OE cidan, of unkn ... Chiding.] [AS. c[=i]dan; of unknown origin.] 1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. Upbraided, chid ... to drive away, by scolding or reproof. Syn: To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand. Webster's 1913 ...
... clamor; to brawl; to utter railing or harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; with at; as, to scold at a servant. A scolding ... cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down ... noisily or angrily transitive verb to censure severely or angrily ; rebuke • scolder noun Synonyms: scold, upbraid, berate, rail, revile, vituperate mean ... his friends >. Oxford Reference Dictionary v. & n. --v. 1 tr. rebuke (esp. a child, employee, or inferior). 2 intr. find fault ... with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to ... To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Scold ...
... expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand] v 1: censure severely or angrily ... cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down ... reproefe, from reprover Date: 14th century criticism for a fault ; rebuke Oxford Reference Dictionary 1. n. 1 blame (a glance of reproof). 2 a rebuke; words expressing blame. Etymology: ME f. OF reprove f. reprover ... reproof who merit praise. --Pope. Syn: Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; censure; blame. See Admonition. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (reproofs) ...
... Hence, 2. To check; to reprimand; to check, stop or rebuke with a tart sarcastic reply or remark. [This is the ... century 1. to check or stop with a cutting retort ; rebuke 2. a. to check (as a line) suddenly while running ... the growth of; to nop. 2. To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to ... ragged snubs and knotty grain. --Spenser. 2. A check or rebuke; an intended slight. --J. Foster. Snub nose, a short or ... stunt. 2. Check (with a tart remark), stop, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, chide. 3. Abash (as a pretentious person), slight, humble, humiliate ... II. n. 1. Knot, protuberance, snag, jag, nub. 2. Check, rebuke, slight. 3. Snub-nose. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar ...
... not an evil lesson against thyself. 5. Severe lecture; reproof; rebuke. She would give her a lesson for walking so late ... 1555 1. to give a lesson to ; instruct 2. lecture, rebuke Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 a an amount ... be learnt by a pupil. 4 a an occurrence, example, rebuke, or punishment, that serves or should serve to warn or ... Church of England. --v.tr. archaic 1 instruct. 2 admonish, rebuke. Phrases and idioms: learn one's lesson profit from or ... here endeth the first lesson. 4. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning. She would give her a lesson for walking so ... Exercise (of a learner), task. 2. Instruction, precept. 3. Reproof, rebuke, lecture, censure, lecturing, scolding, chiding. Moby Thesaurus admonish, admonishment, ...
... the head b. toupee 2 2. an act of wigging ; rebuke II. verb (wigged; wigging) Date: 1829 transitive verb to scold severely ; rebuke intransitive verb slang to lose one's composure or reason ... of PERIWIG: cf. WINKLE 2. v.tr. (wigged, wigging) colloq. rebuke sharply; rate. Etymology: app. f. WIG(1) in sl. or colloq. sense 'rebuke' (19th c.) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wigg Wigg, Wig Wig ... p. Wigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Wigging.] To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold. [Slang] Collin's ...
... sometimes expresses haste; come, come. Sometimes if expresses or introduces rebuke. As the sense of come is to move, in almost ... is willing to go). 7 (foll. by on) criticize harshly; rebuke, punish. 8 (foll. by with) begin to suffer from (a ... When repeated, it sometimes expresses haste, or impatience, and sometimes rebuke. ``Come, come, no time for lamentation now.'' --Milton. To come ... When repeated, it sometimes expresses haste, or impatience, and sometimes rebuke. ``Come, come, no time for lamentation now.'' --Milton. To come ... pull in, punch in, reach, reach orgasm, rear its head, rebuke, regard, relate to, reprimand, revile, revive, ring in, rise, roll ...
... s 1828 Dictionary SCOLDING, ppr. 1. Railing with clamor; uttering rebuke in rude and boisterous language. 2. a. Given to scolding ... SCOLDING, The uttering of rude, clamorous language by way of rebuke or railing; railing language. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n ... with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to ... murmuring, objurgation, peeve, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, protest, querulousness, rating, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reprobation, reproof, reproval, sermon, sniping, spanking, squawk ...
... I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English snaipen to injure, nip, rebuke, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic sneypa to scold ... nip 2. dialect England chide II. noun Date: 1597 archaic rebuke, snub Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sneap Sneap, v. t. [Cf ... E. snip, and snub.] 1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. 2. To nip; to blast ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sneap Sneap, n. A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.] My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without ...