reprehend

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And so he departed, continuing as long as he remained in my hearing to reprehend his younger daughter concerning her unseemly and ill-timed outbursts.

From Fibble, D.D. by Sarg, Tony

And no Man, whether Foe or Friend, Your sorry Match can reprehend.

From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Tinker, Chauncey Brewster

Powell had even gone so far as to reprehend him for having done so.

From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

While we freely reprehend their many and glaring faults, we are forced to admire and praise their energy, their heroic bravery, and their undoubted spirit of enterprise.

From The Story of Malta by Ballou, Maturin Murray

I reprehend you for having forgotten, that, in proportion as you had rendered yourself formidable to our enemies, you should have been guarded and temperate in your deportment towards your fellow-citizens.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington