The Only Use of
rebuke
in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
- DEMETRIUS O, why rebuke you him that loves you so?†
Scene 3.2rebuke = criticize severely; or such criticism
Definitions:
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(1)
(rebuke) criticize severely; or such criticism
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In archaic literature, you may see rebuke used in a sense of "to check" or "repress."