Definition of Admonish in English :

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Admonish meaning in English

Meaning of Admonish in English

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Admonish pronunciation in English

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Admonish

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Verb

1. admonish, discourage, monish, warn

admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

Example Sentences:
'I warned him not to go too far'
'I warn you against false assumptions'
'She warned him to be quiet'

2. admonish, caution, monish

warn strongly; put on guard

3. admonish, reprove

take to task

Example Sentences:
'He admonished the child for his bad behavior'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Admonish

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to reprove firmly but not harshly
2. 
to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution

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Admonish

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verb transitive
1. 
to caution against specific faults; warn
2. 
to reprove mildly
3. 
to urge or exhort
4. 
to inform or remind, by way of a warning

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Admonish

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tr.v. ad·mon·ished, ad·mon·ish·ing, ad·mon·ish·es
1.
a. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous): "[Another competitor in the race] admonished him on the dangers of going out too fast" (Neal Bascomb). "Magazine articles ... admonished that women's financial independence was driving a wedge between husband and wife" (Lillian Faderman).
b. To urge or exhort (someone to do something): "Writers like Emerson and Thoreau ... admonished us to develop ourselves according to nature" (E.D. Hirsch).
c. 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).

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