First Known Use: 15th century
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1reprobate
verb rep·ro·bate \ˈre-prə-ˌbāt\
rep·ro·bat·edrep·ro·bat·ing
Definition of REPROBATE
transitive verb
1
: to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil <reprobating the laxity of the age>
2
: to foreordain to damnation
3
: to refuse to accept : reject
— rep·ro·ba·tive \ˈre-prə-ˌbā-tiv\ adjective
— rep·ro·ba·to·ry \-bə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective

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Origin of REPROBATE
Middle English, from Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare — more at reprove
Related to REPROBATE
Synonym Discussion of REPROBATE
criticize, reprehend, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce mean to find fault with openly. criticize implies finding fault especially with methods or policies or intentions <criticized the police for using violence>. reprehend implies both criticism and severe rebuking <reprehends the self-centeredness of today's students>. censure carries a strong suggestion of authority and of reprimanding <a Senator formally censured by his peers>. reprobate implies strong disapproval or firm refusal to sanction <reprobated his son's unconventional lifestyle>. condemn usually suggests an unqualified and final unfavorable judgment <condemned the government's racial policies>. denounce adds to condemn the implication of a public declaration <a pastoral letter denouncing abortion>.
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2reprobate
adjective
Definition of REPROBATE
1
archaic : rejected as worthless or not standing a test : condemned
2
a : foreordained to damnation b : morally corrupt : depraved
3
: expressing or involving reprobation
4
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a reprobate
First Known Use of REPROBATE
15th century
Related to REPROBATE
- Synonyms
- debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell (or rakehelly), rakish, corrupt, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped
- Antonyms
- pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted
3reprobate
noun
: a person who behaves in a morally wrong way
Full Definition of REPROBATE
: a reprobate person
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First Known Use of REPROBATE
1545
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