Found 2 items, similar to reprehend.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: reprehend reprehend v : express strong disapproval of
English → English (gcide) Definition: Reprehend 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 reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Pardon me for reprehending thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster] In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . . are severely reprehended. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I nor advise nor reprehend the choice. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]