English → Latin
“reprove” in Latin
reprobōto disapprove; to reject; to condemndamnōto discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject; to bind, oblige; to sentence someone to a punishment, declare guilty, condcondemnōto condemn, convict, sentence. (+ genitive or + ablative of the crime, + ad + accusative of the punishment); to accuse, reprehendōto hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch; to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore; to blamevituperōto censure; to scold, tell off, blame; to disparage, find fault withapprobōto regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse; to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish; laudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogize
The English word reprove itself goes back to Latin probō, through reprobāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reprove
reprobare (express disapprobation; opposed to probare: approbare): damnare: condemnare (condemn; also opposed to approbare): reprehendere: vituperare (opposed to probare, laudare. SYN. in BLAME). (The words are found in this connection and order.) reprehendere et exagitare aliquid. To reprove in no measured terms, vehementer reprehendere aliquem de aliqua re or in aliqua re: vituperare aliquem de aliqua re: to be reproved, reprehendi: vituperari: in vituperationem venire, incidere, cadere, adduci: vituperationem subire. Vid: CONDEMN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reprove?
- The usual Latin words for “reprove” are reprobō, damnō, condemnō; also reprehendō, vituperō, approbō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.