verbthird conjugation
reprehendō
reprehendō (present infinitive reprehendere, perfect active reprehendī, supine reprehēnsum)
Classical[rɛ.preˈ(ɦ)ɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[re.preˈɛn.do]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch
- to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore
- to blame, find fault with, censure, reprove, rebuke, reprehend, scold
- to convict, pass judgment on, prosecute, reprimand
- rhetoricto refute
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dīcō aliquem male fēcisse.reprehendō -ere -ī — in Mille Verba, Basilica et Iūs
culpō, vituperōreprehendō -ere — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 19
culpō, obiūrgōreprehendō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 2
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Reprehendere · Vituperare
Reprehendere has in view the amendment of a fault, and warning for the future, like showing the right path, and μέμψις; vituperare (from vitii πεπαρεῖν) has in view the acknowledgment of a fault, better judgment, shame and repentance, like a rebuke, and ψόγος. Reprehensio is in opp. to probatio; for examples, see Cic. Or. 48, 159. Mur. 20, 142. Senec. Vit. B. 1; whereas vituperatio is in opp. to laudatio; for examples, see Cic. Fat. 5. Off. iii. 82. Quintil. iii. 7, 1. (ii. 259, iii. 323.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reprehendō | reprehendēbam | reprehendam | reprehendī | reprehenderam | reprehenderō |
| 2nd sg. | reprehendis | reprehendēbās | reprehendēs | reprehendistī | reprehenderās | reprehenderis |
| 3rd sg. | reprehendit | reprehendēbat | reprehendet | reprehendit | reprehenderat | reprehenderit |
| 1st pl. | reprehendimus | reprehendēbāmus | reprehendēmus | reprehendimus | reprehenderāmus | reprehenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | reprehenditis | reprehendēbātis | reprehendētis | reprehendistis | reprehenderātis | reprehenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | reprehendunt | reprehendēbant | reprehendent | reprehendērunt reprehendēre | reprehenderant | reprehenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reprehendam | reprehenderem | reprehenderim | reprehendissem |
| 2nd sg. | reprehendās | reprehenderēs | reprehenderīs | reprehendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | reprehendat | reprehenderet | reprehenderit | reprehendisset |
| 1st pl. | reprehendāmus | reprehenderēmus | reprehenderīmus | reprehendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | reprehendātis | reprehenderētis | reprehenderītis | reprehendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | reprehendant | reprehenderent | reprehenderint | reprehendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reprehendor | reprehendēbar | reprehendar |
| 2nd sg. | reprehenderis reprehendere | reprehendēbāris reprehendēbāre | reprehendēris reprehendēre |
| 3rd sg. | reprehenditur | reprehendēbātur | reprehendētur |
| 1st pl. | reprehendimur | reprehendēbāmur | reprehendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | reprehendiminī | reprehendēbāminī | reprehendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reprehenduntur | reprehendēbantur | reprehendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reprehendar | reprehenderer |
| 2nd sg. | reprehendāris reprehendāre | reprehenderēris reprehenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | reprehendātur | reprehenderētur |
| 1st pl. | reprehendāmur | reprehenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | reprehendāminī | reprehenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reprehendantur | reprehenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | reprehende | reprehendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | reprehendite | reprehendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | reprehenditō | reprehenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | reprehenditō | reprehenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | reprehenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | reprehenduntō | reprehenduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | reprehendere | reprehendī |
| perfect infinitive | reprehendisse | reprehēnsum esse |
| future infinitive | reprehēnsūrum esse | reprehēnsum īrī |
| present participle | reprehendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | reprehēnsus reprehēnsa, reprehēnsā, reprehēnsae, reprehēnsam, reprehēnsārum, reprehēnsās, reprehēnse, reprehēnsī, reprehēnsīs, reprehēnsō, reprehēnsōrum, reprehēnsōs |
| future participle | reprehēnsūrus reprehēnsūra, reprehēnsūrā, reprehēnsūrae, reprehēnsūram, reprehēnsūrārum, reprehēnsūrās, reprehēnsūre, reprehēnsūrī, reprehēnsūrīs, reprehēnsūrō, reprehēnsūrōrum, reprehēnsūrōs, reprehēnsūrum | reprehendendus reprehendundus, reprehendenda, reprehendendā, reprehendendae, reprehendendam, reprehendendārum, reprehendendās, reprehendende, reprehendendīs, reprehendendōrum, reprehendendōs |
gerundreprehendendī, reprehendendō, reprehendendumsupinereprehēnsum, reprehēnsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- hoc in te reprehendo (not ob eam rem)
- I blame this in you; I censure you for this.
rĕ-prĕhendo (rĕpraehendo, rĕ-prendo, or rĕpraendo; cf. prehendo. Examples of the contracted form among the poets are, Lucil. ap. Non. 427, 31; Ov. H. 11, 53; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 39; id. S. 1, 10, 55 al.), di, sum, 3, v. a.,
I. to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch.
I. Lit. (rare;
not in Cic. or Cæs.): ille reprehendit hunc priorem pallio, Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 23: me pallio, id. Mil. 1, 1, 60: hominem, id. Ps. 1, 3, 19: quosdam manu, Liv. 34, 14; Phaedr. 5, 8, 4: servi fugiunt, sed si reprehensi sunt, Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 6: veluti profugos et reprensos in catenis reducere, Suet. Calig. 45; cf.: reprehensi ex fugā Persae, Curt. 4, 14, 2: membra rapi partim, partim reprensa relinqui, caught fast, sticking behind, Ov. M. 15, 526.— II. Trop.
A. In gen, to hold fast, take or lay hold of, restrain; to recover (rare, but found in Cic.):
revocat virtus, vel potius reprehendit manu, Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139: res ab exitio reprehendere euntes, Lucr. 6, 569: omnes extremum cupiunt vitae reprehendere vinclum, to hold fast, retain, id. 3, 599; cf.: id memori mente, id. 3, 858: sese (sensus), id. 4, 497; Prop. 3, 19 (4, 18), 9: sed reprendi me tamen, Nequid de fratre garrulae illi dicerem, have restrained myself, Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 16: pernoscite, locum Reprehendere, to recover or restore what had been left out or omitted, id. ib. prol. 14: quod erat praetermissum, id reprehendisti, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 51.— B. In partic., to check, restrain an erring person or (more freq.) the error itself; hence, by meton., to blame, censure, find fault with, reprove, rebuke, reprehend (freq. and class.; cf.:
vituperor, criminor, increpo): cum in eodem genere, in quo ipsi offendissent, alios reprehendissent, Cic. Clu. 36, 98: quem qui reprehendit, in eo reprehendit, quod gratum praeter modum dicat esse, id. Planc. 33, 82; cf. id. ib. 26, 63; 34, 84: si quos (aculeos) habuisti in me reprehendendo, id. ib. 24, 58: non modo non sum reprehendendus, sed etiam, etc., id. ib. 38, 91; Quint. 12, 10, 43; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 37: meum discessum reprehendere et subaccusare, Cic. Planc. 35, 86: quod reprehendit Lauranius, Messala defendit, Quint. 9, 4, 38: aliquem communi vituperatione, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 18, § 46: nihil haberem quod reprehenderem, si, etc., id. Fin. 2, 8, 23: ea res omnium judicio reprehendebatur, Caes. B. C. 1, 14 fin.: consilium, id. B. G. 5, 33; id. B. C. 3, 51: temeritatem cupiditatemque militum, licentiam, arrogantiam, id. B. G. 7, 52: delicta, Sall. C. 3, 2: studia aliena, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 39: versus inertes, id. A. P. 445: carmen, id. ib. 292: cum de se loquitur, non ut majore reprensis, id. S. 1, 10, 55: si inspersos egregio reprendas corpore naevos, id. ib. 1, 6, 67: in hoc ipso (Demosthene) reprehendit Aeschines quaedam et exagitat, Cic. Or. 8, 26: tu id in me reprehendis, quod Q. Metello laudi datum est, id. Planc. 36, 89: omnes istius modi artes in iis, id. ib. 25, 62: quae in eo, Caes. B. G. 1, 20 fin.: dentes albos in iis, Quint. 8, 6, 40: nihil in magno Homero, Hor. S. 1, 10, 52 et saep.: verum ea ne quis credat eo reprehendenda, quod multos cognovimus qui, etc., Quint. 12, 3, 11: sunt inevitabiles soni, quibus nonnumquam nationes reprendimus, id. 1, 5, 33.— Absol.: visum te aiunt in regiā: nec reprehendo, quippe cum ipse istam reprehensionem non fugerim, Cic. Att. 10, 3, a, 1: quo plures det sibi tamquam ansas ad reprehendendum, id. Lael. 16, 59: irridentis magis est quam reprehendentis, id. Planc. 31, 75.— 2. Esp., of public and formal condemnation, to convict, pass judgment on:
quam multa vero injuste fleri possunt, quae nemo possit reprehendere, Cic. Fin. 2, 18, 57: si senatores judicent, hoc unum genus pecuniae per injuriam cogendae nullo modo posse reprehendi, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 96, § 223: neque id ullo modo senatoriis judiciis, reprehendi posse, id. ib. 2, 3, 96, § 224.— 3. In rhet., to refute:
expone nunc de reprehendendo, Cic. Part. Or. 12, 44: omnis argumentatio reprehenditur, si aut ex eis, quae sumpta sunt, non conceditur aliquid, etc., id. Inv. 1, 42, 79; cf. reprehensio, II. B. 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-prehendō
(reprēndō, O., H.), endī, ēnsus, ere, to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch: quosdam manu, L.: alqm elapsum semel, Ph.: reprehensi ex fugā Persae, Cu.: Membra reprensa, caught fast, O.—Fig., to hold fast, take hold of, restrain, check, recover: revocat virtus, vel potius reprehendit manu: cursūs vestros, Pr.: locus Reprensus, qui praeteritus neglegentiāst, taken up anew, T.: quod erat praetermissum, id reprehendisti.—To blame, censure, find fault with, reprove, rebuke, reprehend: reprehendendi potestas: quis erit tam iniquus, qui reprehendat?: dare sibi tamquam ansas ad reprehendendum: Haec, T.: alios reprehendissent: si quos (aculeos) habuisti in me reprehendendo: meum discessum: nihil haberem quod reprehenderem, si, etc.: ea res omnium iudicio reprehendebatur, Cs.: adrogantiam, Cs.: delicta, S.: maior reprensis, superior to correction, H.: id in me, quod Metello laudi datum est: nihil in Homero, H.—In law, to prosecute, conviet, condemn judicially: multa, quae nemo possit reprehendere: neque id ullo modo senatoriis iudiciis reprehendi posse.—In rhet., to refute: expone nunc de reprehendendo: omnis argumentatio reprehenditur, si, etc.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinreprehendō
Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendō Latin reprehendō From re- + prehendō (“catch, grasp”).
Descendants
- Catalanreprendre
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- Italianriprendere
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