admonish
[ ad-mon-ish ]
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.
to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations.
Origin of admonish
1First recorded in 1275–1325; late Middle English admonish, amonesche, admonesse, amoness, Middle English a(d)monest (with -t later taken as past participle suffix), from Anglo-French, Old French amonester, from Vulgar Latin admonestāre (unrecorded), apparently derivative of Latin admonēre “to remind, give advice to” (source of -est- is uncertain), equivalent to ad- ad- + monēre “to remind, warn”; cf. monitor
synonym study For admonish
Other words for admonish
Other words from admonish
- ad·mon·ish·er, noun
- ad·mon·ish·ing·ly, adverb
- ad·mon·ish·ment, noun
- pre·ad·mon·ish, verb (used with object)
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British Dictionary definitions for admonish
admonish
/ (ədˈmɒnɪʃ) /
verb(tr)
to reprove firmly but not harshly
to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution
Origin of admonish
1C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin admonestāre (unattested), from Latin admonēre to put one in mind of, from monēre to advise
Derived forms of admonish
- admonisher or admonitor, noun
- admonition (ˌædməˈnɪʃən), noun
- admonitory, adjective
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