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v. t. 1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [ Archaic ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) To take approaches to. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. approche. See Approach, v. i. ] 1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. “The approach of summer.” Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

A nearer approach to the human type. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near. [ 1913 Webster ]

The approach to kings and principal persons. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. Movements to gain favor; advances. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. pl. (Fort.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Hort.) See Approaching. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Golf) A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

8. (Aviation) that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip. [ PJC ]

9. (Bowling) the steps taken by a bowler just before delivering the ball toward the pins. [ PJC. ]

n. The quality of being approachable; approachableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being approached; accessible; as, approachable virtue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who approaches. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Hort.) The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Impossible to be approached. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. approachement. ] Approach. [ Archaic ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not approachable; unapproachable; inaccessible; unequaled. -- In`ap*proach"a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Pref. ir- not + reproachable: cf. F. irréprochable. ] Not reproachable; above reproach; not deserving reproach; blameless. [ 1913 Webster ]

He [ Berkely ] erred, -- and who is free from error? -- but his intentions were irreproachable. Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (Zool.) See Fatherlasher. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Approach. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. To approach again or anew. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reproached p. pr. & vb. n. Reproaching. ] [ F. reprocher, OF. reprochier, (assumed) LL. reproriare; L. pref. re- again, against, back + prope near; hence, originally, to bring near to, throw in one's teeth. Cf. Approach. ] 1. To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I thought your marriage fit; else imputation,
For that he knew you, might reproach your life. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid. [ 1913 Webster ]

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ. 1 Peter iv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

That this newcomer, Shame,
There sit not, and reproach us as unclean. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mezentius . . . with his ardor warmed
His fainting friends, reproached their shameful flight.
Repelled the victors. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To upbraid; censure; blame; chide; rebuke; condemn; revile; vilify. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. reproche. See Reproach, v. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach. [ 1913 Webster ]

No reproaches even, even when pointed and barbed with the sharpest wit, appeared to give him pain. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give not thine heritage to reproach. Joel ii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision. [ 1913 Webster ]

Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. Neh. ii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Disrepute; discredit; dishonor; opprobrium; invective; contumely; reviling; abuse; vilification; scurrility; insolence; insult; scorn; contempt; ignominy; shame; scandal;; disgrace; infamy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. reprochable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Deserving reproach; censurable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Opprobrius; scurrilous. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Re*proach"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*proach"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who reproaches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive. [ 1913 Webster ]

The reproachful speeches . . .
That he hath breathed in my dishonor here. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a reproachful life. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive; insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous; disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful; disgraceful; scandalous; base; vile; infamous. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Re*proach"ful*ly adv. -- Re*proach"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being without reproach. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of reproaching one's self; censure by one's own conscience. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Reproached by one's own conscience or judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Reproaching one's self. -- Self`-re*proach"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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