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   admonish

   /ədˈmɒnɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. warn or reprimand someone firmly: "she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven" Similar reprimandrebukescoldreproveupbraidchastisechidecensurecastigatelambastberatereproachlecturecriticizetake to taskpull upread the Riot Act togive a piece of one's mind tohaul over the coalsinformal:tell offgive someone a telling-offdress downgive someone a dressing-downbawl outpitch intolay intolace intoblow upgive someone an earfulgive someone a roastinggive someone a rocketgive someone a rollickingrap over the knucklesslap someone's wristsend someone away with a flea in their earlet someone have itgive someone helltick offhave a go atcarpettear someone off a stripmonstergive someone a mouthfulgive someone what forgive someone some stickgive someone a wiggingchew outream outvulgar slang:bollockgive someone a bollockingtear someone a new arseholerip someone a new arseholetear someone a new assholerip someone a new assholedated:trimrategive someone a ratingrare:reprehendobjurgateOpposite praise
   • ▪ advise or urge (someone) earnestly: "she admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine" Similar adviserecommendurgecautionwarncounselexhortimplorebeseechentreatencouragebidenjoinadjurepushpressureOpposite discourage
   • ▪ warn (someone) of something to be avoided: "he admonished the people against the evil of such practices"

   Word Origin Middle Englishamonest ‘urge, exhort’, from Old French amonester, based on Latin admonere ‘urge by warning’. Later, the final -t of amonest was taken to indicate the past tense, and the present tense changed on the pattern of verbs such as abolish; the prefix became ad- in the 16th century by association with the Latin form.

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   Admonish means to indicate duties or obligations, to express warning or disapproval, or to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of admonish from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Admonish means to tell someone that they have done something wrong or to advise them to do something. See the formal and American meanings, synonyms, related words, and usage examples of admonish.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › admonishADMONISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise. Synonyms: upbraid, censure, rebuke. to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations. admonish. / ˌædməˈnɪʃən; ədˈmɒnɪʃ / verb. to reprove firmly but not harshly.

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   Admonish means to tell someone that they have done something wrong or to advise them to do something. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts and find related words and phrases in the Cambridge Dictionary.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADMONISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Admonish means to tell someone seriously that they have done something wrong, or to advise or warn them. Learn more about its word forms, pronunciation, origin, and usage with Collins English Dictionary.

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   To admonish is to scold. If you want to show someone you're not happy with his behavior, admonish him. Coming to English through Old French from the Latin admonere, "to advise, remind," admonish is always used with an eye on improving someone's behavior.

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   Admonish means to counsel, warn, or reprove someone against something to be avoided or to do something. Find the origin, usage, and examples of admonish and related words in this online dictionary.