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rep·ro·bate  (rpr-bt)

n.

1. A morally unprincipled person.

2. One who is predestined to damnation.

adj.

1. Morally unprincipled; shameless.

2. Rejected by God and without hope of salvation.

tr.v. rep·ro·bat·ed, rep·ro·bat·ing, rep·ro·bates

1. To disapprove of; condemn.

2. To abandon to eternal damnation. Used of God.

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[From Middle English, condemned, from Late Latin reprobtus, past participle of reprobre, to reprove : Latin re-, opposite; see re- + Latin probre, to approve; see prove.]

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repro·bation n.

repro·bative adj.

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reprobate [rep-roh-bate]

Noun

an unprincipled bad person

Adjective

morally unprincipled [Late Latin reprobatus held in disfavour]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reprobate - a person without moral scruples miscreant offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior black sheep, scapegrace - a reckless and unprincipled reprobate wretch - performs some wicked deed
Verb	1.	reprobate - reject (documents) as invalid reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" approbate - accept (documents) as valid
	2.	reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner" theological system, theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" sentence, doom, condemn - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
	3.	reprobate - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgate denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
Adj.	1.	reprobate - deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" depraved, perverse, perverted corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"