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Rebuke   /ribjˈuk/  /rɪbjˈuk/   Listen
noun
Rebuke  n.  
1.
A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment. "For thy sake I have suffered rebuke." "Why bear you these rebukes and answer not?"
2.
Check; rebuff. (Obs.)
To be without rebuke, to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless.


verb
Rebuke  v. t.  (past & past part. rebuked; pres. part. rebuking)  To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish. "The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared."
Synonyms: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See Reprove.





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"Rebuke" Quotes from Famous Books



... though most satisfactory as regarded its main point, put Mr. Tapster out of conceit with the rest of his dinner; so he rang twice and had the table cleared, frowning at the parlor-maid as she hurried through her duties, and yet not daring to rebuke her for having neglected to answer the bell the first time he rang. After a pause, he rose and turned toward the door—but no, he could not face the large, cheerless drawing-room up-stairs; instead, he sat down by the fire, and set himself to consider his future and, ...
— McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 • Various
... lost, forever lost! I have betrayed The innocent blood ... * * * Too late! too late! I shall not see him more Among the living. That sweet, patient face Will nevermore rebuke me, nor those lips Repeat the words, 'One ...
— Personal Friendships of Jesus • J. R. Miller
... The rebuke was so innocent and, withal, so direct, that honest Eloise turned toward Jewel and made an impulsive grasp toward her, capturing nothing but the edge of the child's dress, which ...
— Jewel - A Chapter In Her Life • Clara Louise Burnham
... hand, with a perplexed and saddened face. The admirable absence of any jealousy on his side—his large and generous confidence in her love for him—was just the rebuke to her that she could feel; just the rebuke also (in my opinion) that she ...
— Poor Miss Finch • Wilkie Collins
... the Great Spirit, and to rebuke their arrogance he sent a great rain upon the earth. The valleys filled with water, and the giants retreated to the hills. The water crept up the hills, and the giants sought safety on the highest mountains. Still the rain continued, the ...
— Last of the Great Scouts - The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Buffalo Bill"] • Helen Cody Wetmore


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