reproof

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -uːf

Etymology 1

Noun

reproof (countable and uncountable, plural reproofs)

  1. An act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.
    • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 13:
      You could not give me a greater reproof for the mistake I fell into. It was all my doing, I know. I have not forgotten it, I assure you.
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Etymology 2

re- +‎ proof

Verb

reproof (third-person singular simple present reproofs, present participle reproofing, simple past and past participle reproofed)

  1. To proof again.
    We need to reproof the book before publication.

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