Rebuke

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REBUKED (re-būkt'); p. pr. & vb. n. REBUKING.] [Norm. Fr. rebuquer, O. Fr. rebouquer, to enfeeble, diminish, bouquer, to grumble, murmur, kiss or embrace by force, partly from O. Fr. bouque, N. Fr. bouche, the mouth, and partly from Icel. bucka, to subdue; M. H. Ger. bücken, to bend; N. H. Ger. sich bücken, to stoop, duck; Up. Ger. bucken.] 1. To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish. The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared. Dryden. 2. To beat down; to buffet; to bruise. [Obs. and rare.] A head rebuked With pots of all size, daggers, stools, and bed-staves. Beau. & Fl. Syn.—To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See REPROVE.