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Verb: reprehend  ,re-pri'hend
Usage: archaic
  1. To rebuke or reprimand
    "The principal reprehended the student for cheating on the exam"

Derived forms: reprehended, reprehending, reprehends

Type of: criticise [Brit], criticize, damn [informal], knock [informal], pick apart