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Pronunciation : Rep"ri*mand (rp"r-mnd)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. r?primande, fr. L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re + premere to press. See Press, and cf. Repress.]
Definition : Defn: Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public. Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rep"ri*mand
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. r?primander. See Reprimand, n.]
Definition : 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission. Arbuthnot.

2. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.

Syn. -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove.

t. [imp. & p. p. Reprimanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Reprimanding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913