Reprove vs Acold - What's the difference?
reprove | acold |
to express disapproval.
to criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
* 1611 , Bible , Authorized (King James) Version, Proverbs IX.8:
to prevent, avoid, deny or suppress (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.).
* 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 856:
(obsolete) Of a person, feeling cold.
* c 1603–1606 : Shakespeare, King Lear , IV-i
As a verb reprove
is to express disapproval.As an adjective acold is
(obsolete) of a person, feeling cold.reprove
English
Verb
(reprov)- Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- She ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* reproof * reprovalacold
English
Adjective
(-)- Poor Tom's acold .