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reprehend (v.)

mid-14c., from Latin reprehendere "to blame, censure, rebuke; seize, restrain," literally "pull back, hold back," from re- "back" (see re-) + prehendere "to grasp, seize" (from prae- "before," see pre-, + -hendere, from PIE root *ghend- "to seize, take").

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Definitions of reprehend from WordNet

reprehend (v.)
express strong disapproval of;
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