- rep|re|hend
- rep|re|hend «REHP rih HEHND», transitive verb.╂[< Latin reprehendere (originally) pull back < re- + prehendere to grasp]Usage This word is often confused with apprehend, to take into custody, arrest.
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hend — after·hend; ap·pre·hend; com·pre·hend; com·pre·hend·ible; com·pre·hend·ing·ly; mis·ap·pre·hend·ing·ly; pre·hend; rep·re·hend; sub·tra·hend; un·com·pre·hend·ing·ly; … English syllables
rep — demi·rep; di·rep·tion; ir·rep·tion; ir·rep·ti·tious; ob·rep·tion; ob·rep·ti·tious; pro·rep·til·ia; rep·a·ra·ble; rep·a·ra·tion; rep·er·to·ri·al; rep·er·to·ri·um; rep·er·to·ry; rep·e·tend; rep·e·ti·tion; rep·e·ti·tion·al; rep·e·ti·tious;… … English syllables
reprehend — rep·re·hend … English syllables
reprehend — rep•re•hend [[t]ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛnd[/t]] v. t. to find fault with; reprove; rebuke • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < L reprehendere to hold back, rebuke =re re +prehendere to seize; see prehension … From formal English to slang
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
Reprehend — Rep re*hend (r?p r? h?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprehending}.] [L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re re + prehendere to lay hold of. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Reprisal}. ] To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reprehended — Reprehend Rep re*hend (r?p r? h?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprehending}.] [L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re re + prehendere to lay hold of. See {Prehensile}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reprehender — Rep re*hend er ( ?r), n. One who reprehends. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reprehending — Reprehend Rep re*hend (r?p r? h?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprehending}.] [L. reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re re + prehendere to lay hold of. See {Prehensile}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reprehend — reprehendable, adj. reprehender, n. /rep ri hend /, v.t. to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame. [1300 50; ME reprehenden < L reprehendere to hold back, restrain, equiv. to re RE + prehendere to seize; see PREHENSION] Syn. reproach … Universalium
