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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADMONISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ADMONISH definition: 1. to tell someone that they have done something wrong: 2. to advise someone to do something: 3…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ADMONISH is to indicate duties or obligations to. How to use admonish in a sentence. When should you use admonish? Synonym Discussion of Admonish.

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

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   verb (used with object) 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.

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › admonishADMONISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ADMONISH meaning: 1. to tell someone that they have done something wrong: 2. to advise someone to do something: 3…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › admonishADMONISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong. [formal] They admonished me for taking risks with my health. [VERB noun + for] She admonished him gently, 'You should rest, not talk so much.' [VERB noun with quote] Synonyms: reprimand, caution, censure, rebuke More Synonyms of admonish.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › admonishAdmonish - definition of admonish by The Free Dictionary

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   To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility. 2. To reprove gently but earnestly: "Lincoln pursued his interests in defiance of established norms. Far from being praised, he was consistently admonished" (Joshua Wolf Shenk).