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Definition
to express disapproval of one's actions to them
- Ted was leaning back, smoking a cigarette without reproof.Chapter 6 (80% in)
- You've done enough fooling!" he reproved the treacherous soap, and defied the scratchy nail-brush with "Oh, you would, would you!"Chapter 7 (34% in)
- Mrs. Babbitt reproved, "Rone, I should think you could see and realize that when your father's all worn out with orating, it's no time to expect him to explain these complicated subjects.Chapter 14 (22% in)
There are no more uses of "reprove" in Babbitt.
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