Reprove (verb)
- to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
- to express disapproval of : censure
- to express rebuke or reproof
Examples
"Remember to say 'thank you,'" the mother gently reproved her toddler.
"He reproved me, good-naturedly: 'Well, I don't think it's very nice to make fun of my accent!' Chastened, I assured him it was involuntary and that it was a form of homage, not disrespect." — From an article by John Weeks in Contra Costa Times, January 8, 2013
"He reproved me, good-naturedly: 'Well, I don't think it's very nice to make fun of my accent!' Chastened, I assured him it was involuntary and that it was a form of homage, not disrespect." — From an article by John Weeks in Contra Costa Times, January 8, 2013
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