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  • 91Reproved — Reprove Re*prove (r? pr??v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reproved} ( pr??vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reproving}.] [F. r[ e]prouver, OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See {Reprieve}, {Reprobate}, and cf. {Reproof}.] 1. To convince. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When… …

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  • 92Reproving — Reprove Re*prove (r? pr??v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reproved} ( pr??vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reproving}.] [F. r[ e]prouver, OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See {Reprieve}, {Reprobate}, and cf. {Reproof}.] 1. To convince. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When… …

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  • 93Unculpable — Un*cul pa*ble, a. Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.] Hooker. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 94blamable — adjective Date: 14th century deserving blame ; reprehensible Synonyms: see blameworthy • blamably adverb …

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  • 95condone — transitive verb (condoned; condoning) Etymology: Latin condonare to absolve, from com + donare to give more at donation Date: 1805 to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless < a government …

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  • 96culpable — adjective Etymology: Middle English coupable, from Anglo French cupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare to blame, from culpa guilt Date: 14th century 1. archaic guilty, criminal 2. meriting condemnation or blame …

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  • 97denounce — transitive verb (denounced; denouncing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French denuncier to proclaim, from Latin denuntiare, from de + nuntiare to report more at announce Date: 13th century 1. to pronounce especially publicly to be …

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  • 98guilty — adjective (guiltier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime 2. obsolete justly liable to or deserving of a penalty 3. a. suggesting or involving guilt < guilty&#8230; …

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  • 99odium — noun Etymology: Latin, hatred, from odisse to hate; akin to Old English atol terrible, Greek odyssasthai to be angry Date: 1602 1. the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy&#8230; …

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  • 100blame — I. transitive verb (blamed; blaming) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French blamer, blasmer, from Late Latin blasphemare to blaspheme, from Greek blasphēmein Date: 13th century 1. to find fault with ; censure < the right to praise or blame&#8230; …

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