Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rebuked"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rebuke \Re*buke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuked}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Rebuking}.] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher;
perhaps fr. pref. re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L.
bucca cheek; if so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth
of; hence, to stop, obstruct.]
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. --Dryden.

Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence.
See {Reprove}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

rebuked
adj : punished especially by reproof or reprimand [syn: {admonished},
{chastened}, {reprimanded}, {reproved}]


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