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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
rebuke
    n 1: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to
         take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: rebuke,
         reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand]
    v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
         for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
         Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
         bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to
         task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture,
         reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
         chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
         chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rebuke \Re*buke"\ (r[-e]*b[=u]k"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuked
   (r[-e]*b[=u]kt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuking.] [OF.
   rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr. pref.
   re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L. bucca cheek; if
   so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth of; hence, to
   stop, obstruct.]
   To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by
   expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and
   summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
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         The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered,
         Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared.  --Dryden.
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   Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence.
        See Reprove.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rebuke \Re*buke"\ (r[-e]*b[=u]k"), n.
   1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also,
      chastisement; punishment.
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            For thy sake I have suffered rebuke.  --Jer. xv. 15.
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            Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? --Shak.
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   2. Check; rebuff. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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   To be without rebuke, to live without giving cause of
      reproof or censure; to be blameless.
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Thesaurus Results for Rebuke:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
admonish, admonishment, admonition, bawl out, berate, berating, blowing up, bring to book, call down, call to account, carpet, castigate, castigation, censure, chastise, chastisement, chew out, chide, chiding, correct, correction, criticism, criticize, dress down, dressing down, dressing-down, earful, have words with, hell, lecture, lesson, objurgate, objurgation, rap, rate, rating, reprehend, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reprobation, reproof, reproval, reprove, revile, revilement, scold, scolding, sermon, set down, set straight, spank, spanking, straighten out, take down, take to task, talking-to, tick, tongue-lashing, upbraid, upbraiding, what for, wig
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