reprehendo.
to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch
Meaning & usage
to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch
to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore
to blame, find fault with, censure, reprove, rebuke, reprehend, scold
to convict, pass judgment on, prosecute, reprimand
to refute
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendō Latin reprehendō From re- + prehendō (“catch, grasp”).
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