Meaning & use
reprove
To express disapproval of someone's behavior, usually gently or formally, in order to correct it.
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The teacher reproved the students for whispering during the fire drill instructions.
Her father reproved her mildly for leaving the gate open again.
A note on using this word
Reprove is milder and more formal than 'scold'; it often implies correcting behavior out of concern rather than anger.
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