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reprobate(2)(dictionary)
reprobate(3)(dictionary)
reprobate(dictionary)
APPROBATE AND REPROBATE(law)

constrain (oh) and reprobate(3) (iou)


constrain (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: constraindre, from Latin constringere 'to constrict, constrain', from com- ( COM-) + stringere 'to pull tight']
to stop someone from doing what they want to do
constrain sb from doing sth
::Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients.
to limit something
::Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production.
::Women's Employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments.

reprobate(3) (iou)



reprobate verb trans. LME.
[Latin reprobat- pa. ppl stem of reprobare disapprove, formed as RE- + probare approve: see PROVE verb, -ATE3.]
Disapprove of, censure, condemn. LME.
H. L. Wilson Especially reprobated by the matrons of the correct set. G. Gorer Whether pre-marital experience is advocated or reprobated.
Of God: reject or condemn (a person); exclude from salvation. L15.
G. Lavington Look upon themselves as reprobated, and forsaken of God.
Reject, refuse, put aside. E17.
b. Law (chiefly Scot.). Reject (an instrument or deed) as not binding. E18.
approbate and reprobate: see APPROBATE 2.
reprobater noun (rare) E19.
reprobative adjective conveying or expressing disapproval or reprobation M19.
reprobatory adjective reprobative E19.