To reproach or censure with bitter or angry words; to express strong disapproval.
From Latin exprobrare, from ex- (out) plus probrare (to reproach). This is an alternate form of 'exprobate,' and both derive from the same Latin root meaning severe censure.
Exprobrate and exprobate are nearly identical twins in a vocabulary graveyard—both archaic words for the same concept, showing how English sometimes develops multiple forms for an idea before settling on one (or abandoning both).
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