RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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To express disapproval or criticism, often with a corrective purpose.

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reprove

The teacher gently reproved the class for interrupting the guest.
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The facilitator chose to reprove a volunteer for inflating the petition's support, asking him to count only signatures actually received.
From The Temperature of a Disagreement.
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