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exprobate

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Definition of exprobate word

  • noun exprobate (obsolete) To exprobrate. 1

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Parts of speech for Exprobate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

exprobate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

exprobate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for exprobate

verb exprobate

  • admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
  • berate — If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
  • castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
  • chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
  • chide — If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish.

Antonyms for exprobate

verb exprobate

  • approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
  • commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
  • compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
  • flatter — to make flat.
  • forgive — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.

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