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rebuke(2)(dictionary)
rebuke(dictionary)

rebuke(2) (iou)



rebuke verb trans. ME.

Force back; repulse; repress (a quality, action, etc.) ME-E17.
Reprove or reprimand severely. ME.
D. M. Thomas Instead of comforting her, he coldly rebuked her. fig.: G. Greene His discretion seemed to rebuke our..curiosity.
b. Find fault with, censure, condemn (an action etc.). E16.
Day Lewis All would rebuke my naughtiness.
Despise. rare. ME-L15.
rebukeable adjective (now rare) deserving of rebuke M16.
rebuker noun LME.
rebukingly adverb in a rebuking manner LME.