資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reprove \Re*prove"\ (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reproved}
   (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reproving}.] [F. r['e]prouver,
   OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See {Reprieve}, {Reprobate},
   and cf. {Reproof}.]
   1. To convince. [Obs.]

            When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
            and of righteousness, and of judgment. --John xvi.
                                                  9.

   2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.]

            Reprove my allegation, if you can.    --Shak.

   3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty;
      to censure.

            What if thy son

            Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort,
            ``Wherefore didst thou beget me?''    --Milton.

   4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.

            He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither
            plainly condemned the fastings of the other men.
                                                  --Udall.

   Syn: To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure.

   Usage: {Reprove}, {Rebuke}, {Reprimand}. These words all
          signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove
          implies greater calmness and self-possession. To
          rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A
          reproof may be administered long after the offience is
          committed, and is usually intended for the reformation
          of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the
          moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of
          punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from
          a person invested with authority, and is a formal and
          offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and
          rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is
          reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty.

資料來源 : WordNet®

reproving
     adj : expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
           [syn: {admonitory}, {admonishing}, {reproachful}]