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   Ad·mon·ish

   /ədˈmäniSH/

   

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   • 1. warn or reprimand someone firmly: "she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven" Similar reprimandrebukescoldreproveupbraidchastisechidecensurecastigatelambasteberatereproachlecturecriticizetake 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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   What is admonish verb?

   • Definition of admonish verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary admonish somebody (for something/for doing something) + speech to tell someone firmly that you do not approve of something that they have done synonym reprove She was admonished for chewing gum in class.

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   What does admonishment mean?

   • ad•mon•ish•ment, n. [ uncountable] See -mon-. to caution, advise, or counsel against something. to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise. remind: to admonish them about their obligations.

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   How do you use admonish in a sentence?

   • Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of admonish. The captain admonished the guards to be on the alert. The principal admonished the class for being disruptive. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2024 Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.

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   Where did the word admonish come from?

   • We won't admonish you if you don't know the origins of this word—its current meanings have strayed slightly from its history. Admonish was borrowed in the 14th century (via Anglo-French amonester) from Vulgar Latin admonestāre, which itself is probably a derivative of admonestus, the past participle of the Latin verb admonēre, meaning "to warn."

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   to caution, advise, or counsel against something. 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 somebody (to do something) to strongly advise someone to do something A warning voice admonished him not to let this happen. Definition of admonish verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   ADMONISH definition: to gently tell someone that they have done something wrong. Learn more.

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   From Middle English admonesten, admonissen, from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestrāre, from Latin admoneō (“remind, warn”), from ad + moneō (“warn, advise”). See premonition.

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   (UK) IPA(key): /ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/

   (US) IPA(key): /ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/

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   admonish (third-person singular simple present admonishes, present participle admonishing, simple past and past participle admonished) 1. (transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off. 1.1. Synonyms: reprimand, chide; see also Thesaurus:reprehend 1.1. 1611, The Holy Bible,[…] (King James Version...

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   to caution, advise, or counsel against something. to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise. to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations.

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   Definitions of 'admonish' If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'admonish' British English: ædmɒnɪʃ American English: ædmɒnɪʃ. More. Conjugations of 'admonish' present simple: I admonish, you admonish [...]

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    admonish. verb. These are words and phrases related to admonish. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of admonish. The captain admonished the guards to be on the alert. Synonyms. warn. caution. put on guard. tip off. advise. counsel. enjoin. The principal admonished the class for being disruptive.