admonish
21admonish — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To reprimand] Syn. reprove, chide, rebuke; see scold . 2. [To exhort] Syn. advise, counsel, caution; see advise 1 , warn . See Synonym Study at advise . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [ad MON ish] to… …
22admonish — ad|mon|ish [ əd manıʃ ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to tell someone that you do not approve of what they have done 2. ) to advise someone to do or not do something ╾ ad|mon|ish|ment noun count or uncount …
23admonish — [14] In Middle English times this verb was amoneste. It came, via Old French amonester, from an assumed Vulgar Latin verb *admonestāre, an alteration of Latin admonēre (monēre meant ‘warn’, and came from the same source as English mind). The… …
24admonish — ad·mon·ish || É™d mÉ’nɪʃ v. warn; scold; reprove …
25admonish — verb reprimand firmly. ↘earnestly urge or warn. Derivatives admonishment noun Origin ME amonest urge, exhort , from OFr. amonester, based on L. admonere urge by warning …
26admonish — v. a. 1. Reprove (gently), censure, warn of a fault, rebuke. 2. Advise, counsel, caution, forewarn, warn, enjoin. 3. Instruct, inform, teach, apprise, acquaint, notify, make acquainted, make aware, remind …
27admonish — verb (T) formal to tell or warn someone severely that they have done something wrong: The witness was admonished for failing to answer the question. admonishment noun (C) …
28admonish — verb 1) he was severely admonished by his father Syn: reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, reproach, upbraid, chastise, chide, berate, criticize, take to task, read the riot act to, rake/haul over the coals; dress down, bawl out, rap over the… …
29admonish — v 1. caution, warn, forewarn, put on one s guard; advise, counsel against, Archaic. dissuade. 2. reprove, scold, rebuke, berate; censure, blame, take to task, call to account; chide, upbraid, reprehend, reproach, reprimand. 3. remind, notify,… …
30admonish — ad·mon·ish …
