About The Word Admonish
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Admonish
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What's The Definition Of Admonish?
[v] take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
[v] admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far";"I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [v] warn strongly; put on guard Synonyms | Synonyms for Admonish: caution | discourage | monish | reprove | warn Related Terms | Find terms related to Admonish: advise | alert | bring to book | call down | call to account | caution | charge | chastise | chide | correct | cry havoc | cry out against | daunt | dissuade | encourage | enjoin | exhort | expostulate | forewarn | frighten off | give fair warning | give notice | give warning | have words with | incite | induce | intimidate | issue a caveat | issue an ultimatum | kid out of | lecture | lesson | move | notify | objurgate | persuade | preach | prompt | rate | rebuke | remonstrate | reprehend | reprimand | reproach | reprove | scold | set down | set straight | sound the alarm | spank | straighten out | take down | take to task | talk out of | threaten | tick off | tip | tip off | unpersuade | upbraid | urge | utter a caveat | warn | warn against See Also | advise | counsel | criticise | criticize | pick apart Admonish In Webster's Dictionary \Ad*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F.
admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere
to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.]
1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly,
but seriously; to exhort. ``Admonish him as a brother.''
--2 Thess. iii. 15.
2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise;
to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of,
against, or a subordinate clause.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.
iii. 16.
I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The
danger, and the lurking enemy. --Milton.
3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to
make the tabernacle. --Heb. viii.
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