The teacher had to reprove the students for their noisy behavior.
老师不得不因学生们的吵闹行为而责备他们。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “reprove”.
B — criticize. “reprove” means v. to scold; rebuke; criticize
The stern principal had to ______ the students for their reckless behavior.
D — reprove. “reprove” means v. to scold; rebuke; criticize
reprove — v. to scold; rebuke; criticize. In Chinese: 责备，斥责.
reprove is pronounced /rɪˈpruːv/. It breaks into 2 syllables: re · prove.
The teacher had to reprove the students for their noisy behavior. (老师不得不因学生们的吵闹行为而责备他们。)
censure, reprimand, admonish — all close in meaning to reprove (v. to scold; rebuke; criticize).
Yes. reprove appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
re- (repeatedly) + prove (prove) → criticize