Meaning of reprobate in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈrɛprəˌbeɪt/

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1. Verb

   reprobate

   Definitions

   1. reject (documents) as invalid

   Antonyms

   • approbate
2. 2. abandon to eternal damnation

   Examples

   • « God reprobated the unrepenting sinner »
3. 3. express strong disapproval of

   Examples

   • « We condemn the racism in South Africa »
   • « These ideas were reprobated »

4. Classifying Adjective

   reprobate

   Definitions

   1. marked by immorality

   Examples

   • « deviating from what is considered right or proper or good »
   • « depraved criminals »
   • « a perverted sense of loyalty »
   • « the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat »

   Synonyms

   • corrupt

5. Noun

   reprobate

   Etymology

   late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin reprobat-‘disapproved’, from the verb reprobare, from re- (expressing reversal) + probare‘approve’

   Definitions

   1. a person without moral scruples