reproveth
reproveth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reprove.
Meaning of reprove
Verb (1)
reprove (third-person singular simple present reproves, present participle reproving, simple past and past participle reproved)
- To express disapproval.
- To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
- Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 9:8
- To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).
- She ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 856
Verb (2)
reprove (third-person singular simple present reproves, present participle reproving, simple past reproved, past participle reproved or (rare) reproven)
- To prove again.
- As we've just learned, as long as we live in the manifest realm, a hero's journey is never over. We are constantly having to reprove ourselves.2012, Gary Stamper, Awakening the New Masculine: The Path of the Integral Warrior
Origin of reproveth
From reprove + -eth.
Questions about reproveth
- What is reproveth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Reproveth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reprove.
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