To criticize harshly.
To formally rebuke.
An official reprimand.
Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
To advise, propose, counsel favorably