reproof

Etymology 1

Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.

noun

  1. An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.
    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. 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 13

Etymology 2

re- + proof

verb

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

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