Prefix: -re, which means again or back

Dictionary Pronounciation: [rep-ruh-beyt] (spelled); /ˈrɛprəˌbeɪt/ (IPA)

Dictionary definition: –noun 1. a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.

2. a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.

–adjective 3. morally depraved; unprincipled; bad.

4. rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.

–verb (used with object) 5. to disapprove, condemn, or censure.

6. (of God) to reject (a person), as for sin; exclude from the number of the elect or from salvation.

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adjective

Antonyms: absolve, acquit, clear, commend, exonerate, free, pardon, praise, release, set free, decent, ethical, honest, honorable, moral, principled, scrupulous, trustworthy, truthful, uncorrupt, blessed, fortuante, saved

Syntonyms: Shameless, 1. tramp, scoundrel, wastrel, miscreant, wretch, rascal, cad, rogue. 2. outcast, pariah. 3. wicked, sinful, evil, corrupt. 5. reprehend, blame, rebuke, reprove.

Example used in publication: Death of the Reprobate is an oil on panel painting by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch which depicts the deathbed struggle for the human soul between the angel and the demon. The style is somewhat similar to his Death of the Miser. It is currently in a private collection, New York, USA. Probably, this painting is a copy of detail of a larger hell panel. It dates from the second half of the sixteenth century.

Source of example:

3 Sentnces:

1. The reprobate started going to church because he wanted to be saved.

2. The principle reprobated the boy’s bad behavior.

3. The police arrested the woman for her reprobate crime.