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She's the kind of boss who reproves in private and praises in public.reproves = criticizes
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I don't want to spoil her, but I don't have the heart to reprove her.reprove = criticize
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he trusted to his comrade, brother, and partner not to hesitate to set him right, and to reprove his weakness.† (source)
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He turned on his heel and stormed out of the library, earning himself a reproving glare from Madam Pince, (source)reproving = disapproving
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"No, no, Medium dear, that's Mars," Mrs Whatsit reproved gently. (source)reproved = criticized
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Artemis scowled reprovingly at him. (source)reprovingly = in a critical manner
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Already Nathan's obsession with guilt and God's reproof was infecting me. (source)reproof = criticism
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It would grieve your Majesty more if he had to be reproved for... (source)reproved = told of disapproval of his actions
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But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove. (source)reprove = express disapproval
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Simon started the car before she'd finished, flinging her back against the seat. "Ouch," she said reprovingly. (source)reprovingly = in a disapproving manner
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...the voice of a reproving conscience. (source)reproving = criticizing
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Little sentences, little reproofs reminding me every hour, every day. (source)reproofs = criticisms
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The pain of sitting on the narrow bench was such that often he got up and walked about, unreproved by the telescreen.† (source)unreproved = not criticizedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unreproved means not and reverses the meaning of reproved. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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And my own son reproves me because I haven't given him religious instruction.† (source)reproves = criticizes
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he that reproveth God, let him answer it.† (source)reproveth = criticismsstandard suffix: Today, the suffix "-th" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She reproveth" in older English, today we say "She reproves."
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'Yes, indeed,' responded her reprover.† (source)reprover = someone who criticizes
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