rep·ro·bate

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• rep|ro|bate — «REHP ruh bayt», noun, adjective, verb, bat|ed, bat|ing. –n. a very wicked or unprincipled person; scoundrel: »a penniless, drunken reprobate (Theodore Watts Dunton). –adj. 1. very wicked; unprincipled …   Useful english dictionary

• rep´ro|ba´tion — rep|ro|bate «REHP ruh bayt», noun, adjective, verb, bat|ed, bat|ing. –n. a very wicked or unprincipled person; scoundrel: »a penniless, drunken reprobate (Theodore Watts Dunton). –adj. 1. very wicked; unprincipled …   Useful english dictionary

• bate — ap·pro·bate; ascor·bate; bar·bate; bate·ment; co·ho·bate; co·lum·bate; con·gel·i·tur·bate; de·al·bate; ex·ac·er·bate; ex·tu·bate; glo·bate; in·cu·bate; in·tu·bate; ju·bate; li·bate; lim·bate; lo·bate; make·bate; mas·tur·bate; ni·o·bate;… …   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

• reprobate — rep·ro·bate …   English syllables

• reprobate — rep•ro•bate [[t]ˈrɛp rəˌbeɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. bat•ed, bat•ing 1) a depraved or wicked person 2) a person who is beyond hope of salvation 3) morally depraved; wicked 4) being beyond hope of salvation 5) to disapprove, condemn, or censure 6) to… …   From formal English to slang

• reprobate — rep|ro|bate [ˈreprəbeıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of reprobare; REPROVE] formal someone who behaves in an immoral way often used humorously >reprobate adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• reprobate — rep|ro|bate [ reprou,beıt ] noun count OFTEN HUMOROUS someone who behaves in a way that you do not approve of …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• Reprobate — Rep ro*bate ( b?t), a. [L. reprobatus, p. p. of reprobare to disapprove, condemn. See {Reprieve}, {Reprove}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Reprobate …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English