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单词 reproof
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reproofn.1

Brit. /rᵻˈpruːf/, U.S. /rəˈpruf/, /riˈpruf/
Forms:

α. Middle English reprowe, Middle English reprufe, Middle English repruve, Middle English–1500s reproff, Middle English–1500s reproffe, Middle English–1500s reproue, Middle English–1500s reprove, Middle English–1600s reprof, Middle English–1600s reprofe, Middle English–1600s reproofe, Middle English–1600s reproove, Middle English– reproof, 1500s reprouf, 1500s reproufe, 1500s repruf; Scottish pre-1700 raprufe, pre-1700 raprwif, pre-1700 reprofe, pre-1700 reproffe, pre-1700 reproufe, pre-1700 reprove, pre-1700 reprow, pre-1700 repruf, pre-1700 reprufe, pre-1700 repruff, pre-1700 repruif, pre-1700 repruife, pre-1700 repruiff, pre-1700 repruve, pre-1700 reprwe, pre-1700 reprwfe, pre-1700 1700s– reproof.

β. Middle English repreeff, Middle English repreife (north-east midlands), Middle English repreof, Middle English reproef, Middle English reproefe, Middle English reproeue, Middle English–1500s repreef, Middle English–1500s repref, Middle English–1500s reprefe, Middle English–1500s repreff, Middle English–1500s repreffe, Middle English–1500s repreue, Middle English–1500s repreve, Middle English–1600s repreeue, late Middle English repryef, 1500s reprief, 1500s reprieve, 1500s reprife, 1500s reypriff, 1500s–1600s repreefe, 1500s–1600s repreeve, 1500s–1600s repriefe, 1500s–1600s reprive; Scottish pre-1700 repreef, pre-1700 repref, pre-1700 reprefe, pre-1700 repreff, pre-1700 repreife, pre-1700 repreiff, pre-1700 repreve, pre-1700 1800s– repreif.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French reproefe, repreuve.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman reproefe, repreofe, reproef, reprove, reproeve and Middle French repreuve, reprouve reproach, cause for reproach, shame, dishonour, disgrace (13th cent. in Old French) < reprover reprove v.1 Compare reprove v.1, reproving n.On the form history see discussion at proof n.
1.
a. Censure, rebuke, reprehension.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun]
telingeOE
chastiment?c1225
snapinga1300
snibbinga1300
reproving?1316
undernimminga1325
correctiona1340
threapening1340
admonishingc1350
reproofa1375
scourgingc1374
correptionc1380
repreyningc1390
reprehensiona1413
undertakingc1430
rebuke?a1439
admonition1440
correptingc1449
rebut?c1450
reprehendingc1450
redargution1483
reproval1493
increpation1502
prisec1540
tasking1543
check1588
improof1590
snubbing1600
threap1636
compellation1656
reprovement1675
reprimanding1698
rowing1812
lecturing1861
carpeting1888
eldering1912
woodshedding1940
stick1956
α.
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 652 (MED) Alisandrine..bi-þouȝt hire ful busily howe best were to werche..properly vnparceyued for reproue after.
?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 1 (MED) Vnneþe forsoþe is þer eny booke þat fleeth reproof [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. reprehencioun].
a1450 Rule St. Benet (Vesp.) (1902) 1230 (MED) If ane wil not mend her so, Opyn reprofe falis hir vnto.
a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 189 Reprowe was founde for amendement of hym that Is reprowid.
a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 93 They may abuse them selfe in al vayn lustys & vanyte wythout punyschement or reprove of any degre.
1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 662 In reproofe of Jasper Erle of Penbroke, he created William Lord Herbert Erle of the same place.
1611 Bible (King James) Prov. xv. 5 A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but hee that regardeth reproofe, is prudent. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. ii. 33 A Mallice, that..would plucke reproofe and rebuke from euery Eare that heard it. View more context for this quotation
1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 384 Pride..jealousie..or other Distastives incident to that part of advise, called Reproofe.
1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 33 Those best can bear Reproof, who merit Praise.
1778 Refutation 16 Advice is well enough—reproof's a bore.
1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) ii. 9 Mrs. Chick contented herself with a glance of reproof.
1887 Spectator 1 Oct. 1303 Without reproof from the priest or rebuke from country-side opinion.
1937 A. Christie Dumb Witness xiv. 144 ‘Your problem interests me,’ said Poirot with a touch of reproof in his manner.
2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 June 16/1 Although the dawdling activity it describes may be deserving of mild reproof, the word itself..deserves a place in formal discourse.
β. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xviii. 18 The fool sharpli shal ȝyue repref.?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 243 (MED) It were moore greuous to þee and worþi moore repreef sich ignoraunce and necligence now þan first.c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn 253 (MED) Þow puttist on the ffrer, in maner of repreff, That he knowith falshede.a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 59 (MED) He through vsyng of His iustice hathe putte yow in blame and repref of nacions.1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. vij He..suffered them to robbe and pill without correction or reprefe.1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xvi. xlv. 289 I thee enchanted and allur'd to loue, Wicked deceit, craft worthie sharpe repriefe.
b. A censure, a rebuke.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > instance of
admonishingc1350
reproofc1400
fliting1435
rebuke?a1439
snibc1450
reprehensiona1500
redargution1514
remorda1529
piece of one's mind1536
check1541
snuba1556
rebuking1561
boba1566
sneap1600
snipping1601
reprimand1636
repriment1652
rubber1699
slap1736
twinkation1748
rap1777
throughgoing1817
dressing-down1823
downset1824
hazing1829
snubbing1841
downsetting1842
raking1852
calling1855
talking toc1875
rousting1900
strafe1915
strafing1915
raspberry1919
rousing1923
bottle1938
reaming1944
ticking-off1950
serve1967
α.
c1400 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 231 (MED) Crist was more innocent þen any freris ben and suffred more reproves of his gode dedes.
c1460 Tree & 12 Frutes (McClean) (1960) 46 (MED) An eere of myghtier strength þat þou may suffre to be wiedid bi scharp rebewkyng and reprovis.
1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid i. Prol. 452 Of resoun me behuvis Excuse Chaucer fra all maner repruvis.
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. ix. 41 Unto this manifest and false reprofe..Jesus aunswered verey gentelye.
1645 J. Marsh Marsh his Mickle Monument 11 She her reproofs with sweetnesse enterlines.
1692 R. L'Estrange Fables ccxvii. 190 Here's a Reproof to Men of Sensuality and Pleasure.
1719 Boston News-let. 19 Jan. 1/2 If it be the Right and Privilege of the Burgesses..to manifest a disregard to the Interest of the Crown..I must then own my reproofs heretofore ought to be spared.
1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. xiii. 335 How have I deserved these reproofs!
1850 J. Inglis Sabbath School 178 Perhaps three public reproofs should be administered, before expulsion is resorted to.
1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xxiii. 445 A reproof is intolerable when it is administered out of pride or hatred.
1919 S. Anderson Winesburg, Ohio 149 She..wrote down a series of sharp, stinging reproofs she intended to pour out upon him.
1995 Guardian 7 Oct. 15/3 Penalties can range from a private reproof to disbarment.
β. ?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 5 (MED) Þe þridde repref & blamyng..schal be in þe day of doom.c1450 in F. J. Furnivall Hymns to Virgin & Christ (1867) 47 Oonys he bad me, ‘go, foule sathan’; Euere-more þat repreef y rewe.a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) 1451 (MED) For his doughter he sent..And in his hete gave hir a grete repreff And callid hir..right shamefully.1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Lij What maistrie is it for them to set light store by two or three of those learned mens reprives.1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 238 Pape Honorie, throuch scharpe writeings, accuised his wickednes wt a sour repreife. 1857 H. S. Riddell Bk. Psalms Lowland Sc. xxxviii. 35 Thus was I as ane man that heærsna, an' in whas e mooth ar nae repreifs.
2.
a. Personal shame, disgrace, or ignominy resulting from some fact, event, conduct, etc. Also: an instance of this. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > disgrace or dishonour > [noun]
unworshipc888
bismerc893
shameOE
shondOE
shendnessc1000
shendinga1220
shendlaca1225
slander1297
brixlea1300
shendship1303
hounteec1330
dishonourc1380
reproofc1380
defamationa1387
dishonestyc1386
hountagec1390
defamea1393
disworshipa1400
mishonoura1400
villainya1400
shendc1400
rebukec1425
contemptc1430
reproach?a1439
reprobationa1450
disfamec1460
opprobry?a1475
lackc1480
shentc1480
vitupery1489
defamy1490
opprobre1490
dain?a1500
contemnment1502
ignominy?1527
scandalization1530
ignomy1534
contumely1555
disglory1567
dehonestationa1575
disgrace1592
attainder1597
disreputation1601
defaming1611
ignominiousness1655
adoxy1656
opprobrium1684
shonda1961
α.
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 1 Kings xi. 2 I drawe out þe riȝt eeȝen of ȝou alle, & I putte ȝou reproof in al israel.
a1425 (?a1350) Seven Sages (Galba) (1907) 3197 (MED) Þou wirkis to þi reproue Onence þi son, þat þou sold loue.
a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 5555 Thurgh defaute of hym er þai In grete reprove.
c1475 Mankind (1969) 874 Mercy..Ȝe be compacient to my inexcusabyll reprowe.
a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 1252 Madem, I wot that for to loue yone knycht,..It war to yow no maner of Reprwe.
1569 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 56 Under the pane of repruif, infamy, and perjurie.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 91 She did betray me to my owne reproofe . View more context for this quotation
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VI. 329 If..thou returne..to the re-pursuite of those halfe-repented sins..This is a reproofe.
c1650 (a1500) Eger & Grime (Percy) (1933) 1727 It were too great reprove and shame To be discovered by my name.
1765 C. Smart tr. Psalms David lxix. 62 This shame, reproof, and foul disgrace So justly made my own.
β. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) 404 (MED) Ne were it for repreue..of þyn heued y wolde þee reue.a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 4974 They myght withoute blame Escape awey withoute shame..Or repreef of her lynage.a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) v. 2953 Bochas list nat expresse Mor of his lyff, fulfilled of all repreuys.c1450 (c1415) in W. O. Ross Middle Eng. Serm. (1940) 257 (MED) Þis rebuke..dyvers devoute women bare heuely, praying..to God to take from hem þis comon reprefe.a1525 A. Cadiou tr. A. Chartier Porteous Noblenes in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I. 173 And preiudice schame & reprefe to his blude.1567 tr. Pope Pius II Hist. Ladye Lucres & Eurialus (new ed.) H iv b Yf I shoulde carye thee about wyth me,..what reprefe and shame shulde it be both to the and me?1578–9 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 66 Under the pane of repreif.
b. A person who or thing which is a disgrace or discredit. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > source of discredit or discrediting circumstance > person or thing causing discredit
villainya1382
reproof?c1436
reproach1581
stain1589
c1436 Duke Burgundy (Rome) 3 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 86 (MED) O thou Phelippe..Repref of al knyghthode..Thou clepist thiself duc.
?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) i. l. 130 in Shorter Poems (1967) 18 Schaw now thy shame,..schaw thyn endyt, repruf [1579 Edinb. reprufe] of rethoryis.
3.
a. Insulting or opprobrious language or behaviour towards a person; insult, abuse, scorn. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun]
despite1297
conteckc1380
reproofa1382
contumelyc1386
villainya1400
cagment1504
injury?1518
mispersoning1522
opprobry1569
disgrace1592
baffling1602
affronting1611
insultance?1615
confronta1626
abusiveness1633
confrontmentc1635
baffle1647
insultancy1655
contumeliousness1657
disobliging1692
affrontingness1730
insultation1755
insulting1837
ranking1954
α.
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 1 Kings xvii. 10 I haue ȝiuen reproof [a1425 L.V. schenschip] to þe cumpanyes of israel to day.
a1400 Prymer (St. John's Cambr.) (1891) 97 Bereawey fro me reprof and despyt.
?c1430 (?1383) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 336 (MED) Prelatis..cursen so faste for here owene cause and wordly muk, and not for reprofe don to Crist and his majeste.
a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xiv. 4 Reprofe that was sayd agayns men, he accept it noght.
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 284 Lenox selfe thay cast doune to the Jnglis schipis farr of with gret reprofe.
1602 T. Heywood How Man may chuse Good Wife sig. Dv My sonne not like a husband gaue her words Of great reproofe, despight, and contumely.
a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. (Isa. xviii. 9) sig. 9I4v/2 By way of scoff, reproof, or disdainful insulting.
?a1737 W. Hals Compl. Hist. Cornwal (?1750) xlix. 113 With the greatest Contempt, Reproof and Scorn, imaginable he sent them back to the Pict their Master.
β. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 34 (MED) Þe Jewis loveden not þes Samaritanes, and to þe repreef of Crist þei clepide him a Samaritan.?1510 T. More tr. G. Pico della Mirandola in tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. d.v God had acceptyd them as worthi to suffre wronge and repriefe for his sake.?a1525 Play Sacram. 456 As he was on ye rode that he was on don wt grett repreue.?a1600 (a1500) Sc. Troy Bk. (Cambr.) l. 1349 in C. Horstmann Barbour's Legendensammlung (1882) II. 267 Agayne Agamenone..Thelamonyus..Put furth gret repreve ine spekynge [L. Multa verborum diffundit opprobria].
b. An instance of insulting or opprobrious language or behaviour; an insult, an injury. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun] > an insult
bismer971
unworshipc1200
hard wordc1225
despite1297
dishonourc1320
conteckc1380
reproofa1382
filthc1400
rebukec1425
contumelyc1450
probrec1460
reproacha1513
abusion1570
disgrace1586
affront1588
mockery1603
disobligement1635
disobligation1655
contumelacy1657
insult1671
humps and grumps1727
foul-mouthing1821
mudball1846
slam1884
burn1942
a kick in the teeth1972
α.
c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 258 (MED) Harmes, shames, and reprofes haue falle vnto þe Kyng.
?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 1 He sufferd many reprufes [?a1425 Titus C. 16 repreuynges] and scornes by vs.
1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. cxcviii. 176 They cast vpon hym many snowe balles and many other reproues dyd him.
a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) cxxii. 4 Oure saule trauayls in reprofis and oure body in passiouns.
1584 E. Paget tr. J. Calvin Harmonie vpon Three Euangelists 395 The word of God is in daunger of so many reproofes, taunts, and furious scornes: because euery man striueth for the defence of their own sinnes.
1611 J. Cartwright Preacher's Trav. 25 The King..sent him away with this skornefull reproofe: That an Armenian now was good for nought, saue as a Camel to transport merchandise.
β. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxix. 9 Repreues [a1425 L.V. wrongis; L. convicia] & cursis he shal ȝelde to hym.a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. 606 (MED) Thou were despitous, Woordis rehersyng which wer nat faire, Straunge rebukis..And repreuys.a1450 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Lamb.) (1887) i. 7996 (MED) Sawe þey manye childre play; Bytwyxt to þer a stryf þey herde, Of grete reprefs [?a1400 Petyt vpbreide] ilk oþer onswerde.a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 112 (MED) Thei seide thei wolde neuer haue no bastarde to theire kynge, and many other repreves and vilonyes thei seide.1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Bijv Euen these sage Stoikes dooe not in deede so greatly despise pleasure, as outwardly thei dissemble, and afore folks dooe baite hir with a thousand repreues.1597 J. S. tr. G. Boccaccio Statelie Tragedie Guistard & Sismond in Cert. Worthye Manvscr. Poems B ij As to the great repreeve also contrived, which alder first ayen me ye object.
c. An object of scorn or contempt. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible > object of contempt
despitea1340
parablec1350
reproofa1382
scorn1535
reproach1560
scorning-stocka1586
contempt1589
taunt1611
contemptible1654
Aunt Sally1859
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Judith vii. 16 Betere it is..than wee die, and be repref to alle flesh.
c1450 (a1400) R. Lavynham Treat. Seven Deadly Sins (Harl. 211) (1956) 5 Our lif is ful of mochil wo: þerfor we arn repreef to hem þat ben plentewos.
a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xxi. 5 I am a worm and noght man, reproue of men and outkastynge of folke.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xxx. 11 I am become a very reprofe amonge all myne enemies.
1602 tr. G. Corrozet Memorable Conceits 259 The vertuous do hold it in no sort lawfull to leaue vertue, vnlesse they will wholly yeeld themselues to be a scorne and reproofe to the whole world.
4.
a. Cause for censure; fault, blame. Frequently in without reproof. Obsolete.
ΚΠ
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Jer. xx. 8 Don is the sermoun of the Lord to me in to repref [a1425 L.V. in to schenschip; L. in opprobrium].
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Tim. iii. 2 It bihoueth a byschop for to be irreprehensyble, or withoute reproue.
c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Pardoner's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 267 It is reproue and contrarie of honour For to ben holden a comune hasardour.
c1440 Prose Life Alexander (Thornton) (1913) 50 Ȝe knawe..thyngez þat ere for to come, and þare-fore all thyngez þat ȝe doo, ȝe do it wit-owten any lakke or repreue.
1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) iv. xxix. 62 All thyng..shold ben..good, and commendable, that noo repreef were founden therin.
1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid i. Prol. 435 That war repreif to thair diuinite, And na reproche vnto the said Enee.
1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 31 Do gude for euill, and leid zour lyfe Without reprufe.
1695 J. Smith Designed End to Socinian Controversy 62 The Work is not perform'd with that Exactness as to be in every part without Reproof.
b. in reproof: under censure, subject to blame or scorn. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [noun] > condition of being censured
in reproofa1413
condemnation1671
a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 419 Yf þat I..Had loued oþer hym or Achilles..Ye nold han had no mercy ne mesure On me, but alwey had me in repreue.
tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ii. 151 (MED) Sour lond, to weet, or salt is, neuer delue, And alwey thristy drilond in repreue is [L. improbatur].
a1525 A. Cadiou tr. A. Chartier Porteous Noblenes in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I. 178 Ane man hatit liffis allway in gret repref.
c1550 Clariodus (1830) i. 295 I will..have ȝow in moir haitret and reproufe Nor of befor I had ȝow into luife.
5. Pain or suffering resulting from punishment. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > punishment > [noun] > pain or suffering inflicted as
pineOE
painc1300
exercisec1386
reproof?a1425
?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 272 (MED) With greet repreef in þe eende of her deeþ þei schulen be sent of me to eendelees peyne.
?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5571 (MED) He was tane..And to þe kyng led as a thefe, To suffre reprofe and mykil grefe.
a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 224 (MED) The dede..mowe by oure helpes..be delyuered fro that hydous fyre and reproue of beggynge and come to the euerlastynge ioye.
1565 J. Hall Courte of Vertue 34 And he shall be a happy man That with suche lyke agayne Shall the rewarde, as thou didst vs, With great reprofe and payne.
6. Disproof, refutation. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun]
gainsayingc1330
assoilinga1382
improvingc1443
unprovingc1449
lancing1470
redarguation?c1500
confutationa1530
redargution1529
reproof1529
confusion1530
disproof1531
reprehension1531
reproving1535
refutation?1536
improbation1556
refuting1563
disproving1587
conviction1593
infringement1593
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gainsay1602
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convincement1612
disproval1614
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refute1646
disprovement1662
reviction1677
invalidatinga1716
invalidation1771
rebutment1823
rebuttal1831
disconfirmation1937
1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes iv, in Wks. 272/1 There were shewed vnto hym manye thynges for the reproofe of that vnresonable and detestable heresye.
1584 J. Rainolds & J. Hart Summe of Conf. vii. 409 Vpon the letters he frameth a reproofe of Constantines donation.
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (ii. 14) 534 All proofes & reproofes must be fetched from the Scriptures.
1667 Bp. J. Taylor 2nd Pt. Dissuasive from Popery (title page) In..reproof and conviction of the Roman errors.
1739 C. Labelye Short Acct. Piers Westm. Bridge 38 As to the many false Reports..I leave the Piers of Westminster-Bridge, to give them the strongest Reproofs.
1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. iii. 3 By proof of right, and of the false reproof.
1918 Dict. Apostolic Church II. 319/1 The subject of reproof, i.e. the refutation of error, the discovery of sin, the convincing and convicting of the wrongdoer.., is mentioned frequently in the Bible.

Derivatives

reˈproofful adj. now rare.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [adjective]
despitousa1340
despiteous14..
despitefula1450
contumelious1483
affrontous1598
opprobrious1599
disgraceful1605
abusive1608
reproofful1609
affrontive1659
affronting1725
affrontful?1740
insulting1855
insultant1866
1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. G2 This critique is hoarsh, vnsauerie, and reproofeful.
1847 Dolman's Mag. 5 211 ‘Sir,’ said he, bending his reproofful eye on Sheamus, ‘you must quit that farm.’
1857 H. A. Murray Lands of Slave & Free (ed. 2) xxvi. 383 The next spokesman was a clerical slaveholder, with a..sanctified, reproof-ful voice.
reˈproofless adj. now rare
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > irreproachable
faultlessc1400
uncriticizable1775
reproachless1801
unquizzable1829
reproofless1832
unreprovable1851
unaccusable1853
airtight1901
1832 J. Eagles Bristol Riots 36 He..gives his reproofless recommendation in perfect accordance with the view taken of that matter by the Member.
1843 Graham's Mag. Apr. 18 The rapt wires of his reproofless harp.
reˈproof-worthy adj. rare
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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) 1 Esdras Prol. l. 6 Þe studeys of enuyous men neiȝen to þis, þat alle thing þat wee wrijten wenyn repref worþi.
1659 J. Fergusson Brief Expos. Epistles of Paul i. ii. 72 When Peter falleth in a sin reproof-worthy,..Paul doth freely and boldly give testimony against his sinful course.
1794 W. Huntington Let. to Rev. Torial Joss 9 To conform to all that venerable society, by conniving at some reproof-worthy, countenancing others who ought to be shunned, and cutting at others out of complaisance to the rest.
1971 J. J. Wilhelm Medieval Song ix. 357 (margin) Reprevable, reproof-worthy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

reproofv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈpruːf/, U.S. /riˈpruf/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, proof v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + proof v.
transitive. To proof again (in various senses). Also intransitive.
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society > communication > printing > correction > correct [verb (transitive)] > proofs
proof-correct1803
proofread1845
reproof1850
proof1930
to mark up1963
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of bread > prepare bread [verb (transitive)] > prove
reproof1850
proof1875
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > treat or process textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > proof > in specific way
reproof1850
shower-proof1868
mothproof1938
Scotchgard1962
1850 Daily Ohio Statesman 24 May What is sent to us in manuscript is, after being set in type, reproofed and sent to the Journal office.
1922 Daily Mail 6 Nov. 2 (advt.) Dirty weatherproofs cleaned and reproofed.
1971 Gravure Tech. Assoc. Bull. Spring 55/1 If we have an ad that was originally proofed in the Group II inks, it will cost double to reproof in Group IV inks.
1987 Supermarket News 6 July 34/2 A bread line machine..will mix, divide, round, proof, and form dough that can then be reproofed if necessary and baked.
1994 Guns & Shooting June 79/3 The guns can be adapted, of course, and re-proofed; that could be regarded as a sort of ‘re-manufacturing’ which wipes out the original date of manufacture.
2008 Independent (Nexis) 22 May (Extra section) 10 Tips included reproofing raincoats by rubbing beeswax over the inside, then ironing.

Derivatives

reˈproofing n.
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1912 Times 10 Sept. 20/1 Expensive revisions and re-proofing.
2000 P. Whitefield Tipi Living 16 After a few years, the canvas may need reproofing.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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