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Reprehend
- verb - criticise
- express strong disapproval of
Represent
- verb - be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"
- be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
- be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
- bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
- create an image or likeness of;
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
Reprimand
- noun - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
- Berate
- 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"
- rebuke formally
- Tell off
Reprising
- verb - happen again
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
Reprizing
- verb - repeat an earlier theme of a composition
Reproving
- verb - expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
Repugnant
- adjective - offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
Repugning
- verb - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
Repulsing
- verb - be repellent to; cause aversion in
- cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
- force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
Requiring
- verb - consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
- have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
- make someone do something
- require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"