Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reprove

1 sense of reprove

Sense 1
admonish, reprove -- (take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior")
       => knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart -- (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free")