Scrutinize vs Reprove - What's the difference?
scrutinize | reprove |
To examine something with great care.
* Ayliffe
* G. W. Cable
To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
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:
In lang=en terms the difference between scrutinize and reprove
is that scrutinize is to audit accounts etc in order to verify them while reprove is to prevent, avoid, deny or suppress (a feeling, behaviour, action etc).As verbs the difference between scrutinize and reprove
is that scrutinize is to examine something with great care while reprove is to express disapproval.scrutinize
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Alternative forms
* scrutinise (Commonwealth)Verb
(en-verb)- to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals
- whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize
- Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest.
reprove
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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.
