reprove
transitive verbTo express disapproval to (someone); criticize: synonym: admonish.
transitive verbTo express disapproval about (something).
To disapprove; condemn; censure.
To charge with a fault; chide; reprehend: formerly sometimes with of.
To convince, as of a fault; convict.
To refute; disprove.
Synonyms and Rebuke, Reprimand, etc. See
To convince.
transitive verbTo disprove; to refute.
transitive verbTo chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure.