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Reprehended

Reprehend \Rep`re*hend"\ (r?p`r?-h?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Reprehending.] [L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re- re- + prehendere to lay hold of. See Prehensile, and cf. Reprisal. ] To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure.
--Chaucer.

Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish.
--Bacon.

Pardon me for reprehending thee.
--Shak.

In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . . are severely reprehended.
--Dryden.

I nor advise nor reprehend the choice.
--J. Philips.

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reprehended

vb. (en-past of: reprehend)