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                    as in to admonish
                                                
              
          
                                                      to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault                                       
              
                             my piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to censure
                                                
              
          
                                                      to express public or formal disapproval of                                       
              
                             the principal reproved the hockey team for their display of poor sportsmanship on the ice and ordered that a letter of apology be sent to the other school                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in to dislike
                                                
              
          
                                                      to hold an unfavorable opinion of                                       
              
                             the older generation has always reproved the younger generation's taste in music                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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