Dictionary
rep•ri•mand
Pronunciation: (
—n.rep'ru-mand", -mänd";
—v.rep'ru-mand", -mänd", rep"ru-mand', -mänd'), [key]—
n.
a severe reproof or rebuke, esp. a formal one by a person in authority.
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v.t.
to reprove or rebuke severely, esp. in a formal way.
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