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Re prov"al (-al), n. Reproof. Sir P. Sidney.

Re*prove" (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reproved (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reproving.] [F. réprouver, 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. -- 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.

Re*prov"er (r?-pr??v"?r), n. One who, or that which, reproves.

Re*prov"ing*ly, adv. In a reproving manner.

Re*prune" (r*prn"), v. t. To prune again or anew.

Yet soon reprunes her wing to soar anew.

Young.

Rep"-sil`ver (r?p"s?l`v?r), n. [See Reap.] Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or grain.

Rep"tant (r?p"tant), a. [L. reptans, -antis, p. pr. of reptare, v. intens. from repere to creep. See Reptile.]

1. (Bot.) Same as Repent.

2. (Zoöl.) Creeping; crawling; -- said of reptiles, worms, etc.

||Rep*tan"ti*a (r?p-t?n"sh?-?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of ||gastropods; the Pectinibranchiata.

Rep*ta"tion (r?p-t?"sh?n), n. [L. reptatio, from reptare: cf. F. reptation.] (Zoöl.) The act of creeping.

Rep"ta*to*ry (r?p"t?-t?-r?), a. (Zoöl.) Creeping.

Rep"tile (r?p"t?l;277), a. [F. reptile, L. reptilis, fr. repere, reptum, to creep; cf. Lith. reploti; perh. akin to L. serpere. Cf. Serpent.] 1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs.