admonish
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admonish — I (advise) verb admonere, advocate, alert, call attention to, charge, correct, counsel, enjoin, exhort, give advice, give counsel, give notice, inform, instruct, notify, offer counsel, prescribe, propound, recommend, submit, suggest, urge II… … Law dictionary
Admonish — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Admonish — can refer to:*To give out a warning, or instruct against.Music*Admonish (band), a Swedish black metal band … Wikipedia
Admonish — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) „Unblack Metal“ Gründung 1994 Website http://www.admonish.org … Deutsch Wikipedia
admonish — (v.) mid 14c., amonesten remind, urge, exhort, warn, give warning, from O.Fr. amonester (12c.) urge, encourage, warn, from V.L. *admonestare, from L. admonere bring to mind, remind, suggest; also warn, advise, urge, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad ))… … Etymology dictionary
admonish — chide, *reprove, reproach, rebuke, reprimand Analogous words: *warn, forewarn, caution: counsel, advise (see under ADVICE n): *criticize, reprehend, reprobate Antonyms: commend Contrasted words: *approve: applaud, compliment (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms
admonish — [v] warn, strongly criticize advise, berate, call down, call on the carpet*, censure, check, chide, come down hard on*, counsel, ding*, draw the line*, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, give a going over*, give a piece of one’s mind*, glue*, growl*,… … New thesaurus
admonish — ► VERB 1) reprimand firmly. 2) earnestly urge or warn. DERIVATIVES admonishment noun admonition noun admonitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin admonere urge by warning … English terms dictionary
admonish — [ad män′ish, ədmän′ish] vt. [ME amonesten < OFr amonester < ML * admonestare, ult. < L admonere < ad , to + monere, to warn] 1. to caution against specific faults; warn 2. to reprove mildly 3. to urge or exhort 4. to inform or remind … English World dictionary
admonish — v. (formal) 1) (D; tr.) to admonish for (the teacher admonished the child for coming late to school) 2) (H) to admonish smb. to do smt. * * * [əd mɒnɪʃ] (H) to admonish smb. to do smt. (formal) (D; tr.) to admonish for (the teacher admonished the … Combinatory dictionary
admonish — /ədˈmɒnɪʃ / (say uhd monish) verb (t) 1. to counsel against something; caution or advise: to admonish him not to eat salt. 2. to reprove for a fault, especially mildly: *Do not admonish little Stanislaus if he tears the heart out of a backyard… …
