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| re·buke [ ri byk ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle re·buked, present participle re·buk·ing, 3rd person present singular re·bukes) |
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tell somebody off: to criticize or reprimand somebody, usually sharply
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noun (plural re·bukes) |
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a telling off: a reprimand or expression of criticism or disapproval
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman, Old N French rebuker "chop wood" < Old French busche "log" < Germanic] |
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 re·buk·er noun |
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