admonish
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ad·mon·ish
(ăd-mŏn′ĭsh)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).
[Middle English amonishen, admonishen, alteration of amonesten, from Old French amonester, admonester, from Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, from Latin admonēre : ad-, ad- + monēre, to warn; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
ad·mon′ish·er n.
ad·mon′ish·ing·ly adv.
ad·mon′ish·ment n.
Synonyms: admonish, reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach
These verbs mean to correct or caution critically. Admonish implies the giving of advice or a warning in order to rectify or avoid something: "A gallows erected on an eminence admonished the offenders of the fate that awaited them" (William Hickling Prescott).
Reprove usually suggests a measured disapproval ranging from mild to emphatic: With a stern look, the teacher reproved the child for whispering in class.
Rebuke and reprimand both refer to sharp, often angry criticism from a higher authority: "Some of the most heated criticism ... has come from the Justice Department, which rarely rebukes other agencies in public" (Howard Kurtz)."A [university] committee ... asked its president to reprimand a scientist who tested gene-altered bacteria on trees" (New York Times).
Reproach refers to criticism, sometimes from oneself, arising from a sense of personal disappointment or moral disapproval: "He bitterly regretted his foolishness, and reproached himself for weakness of will" (J.R.R. Tolkien)."She never reproached him for his bullying manners at parties" (Louis Auchincloss).
These verbs mean to correct or caution critically. Admonish implies the giving of advice or a warning in order to rectify or avoid something: "A gallows erected on an eminence admonished the offenders of the fate that awaited them" (William Hickling Prescott).
Reprove usually suggests a measured disapproval ranging from mild to emphatic: With a stern look, the teacher reproved the child for whispering in class.
Rebuke and reprimand both refer to sharp, often angry criticism from a higher authority: "Some of the most heated criticism ... has come from the Justice Department, which rarely rebukes other agencies in public" (Howard Kurtz)."A [university] committee ... asked its president to reprimand a scientist who tested gene-altered bacteria on trees" (New York Times).
Reproach refers to criticism, sometimes from oneself, arising from a sense of personal disappointment or moral disapproval: "He bitterly regretted his foolishness, and reproached himself for weakness of will" (J.R.R. Tolkien)."She never reproached him for his bullying manners at parties" (Louis Auchincloss).
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admonish
(ədˈmɒnɪʃ)vb (tr)
1. to reprove firmly but not harshly
2. to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution
[C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin admonestāre (unattested), from Latin admonēre to put one in mind of, from monēre to advise]
adˈmonisher, adˈmonitor n
admonition n
adˈmonitory adj
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ad•mon•ish
(ædˈmɒn ɪʃ)v.t.
1. to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
2. to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner.
3. to urge to a duty or remind of an obligation.
[1275–1325; < Anglo-French, Old French amonester < Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, appar. derivative of Latin admonēre to remind, give advice to =ad- ad- + monēre to warn]
ad•mon′ish•er, n.
ad•mon′ish•ing•ly, adv.
ad•mon′ish•ment, n.
syn: See warn. See also reprimand.
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admonish
Past participle: admonished
Gerund: admonishing
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| Verb | 1. |  admonish - 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"warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" |
| 2. |  admonish - warn strongly; put on guard warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" | |
| 3. |  admonish - take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
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admonish
verb
1. reprimand, caution, censure, rebuke, scold, berate, check, chide, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), reprove, upbraid, read the riot act to someone, carpet (informal), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear someone off a strip (Brit. informal), give someone a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), slap someone on the wrist, rap someone over the knuckles They admonished me for taking risks with my health.
reprimand praise, applaud, compliment, congratulate, commend, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)
reprimand praise, applaud, compliment, congratulate, commend, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)
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admonish
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Translations
يُحَذِّر، يَنْصَح
napomenout
advareirettesætte
megint
aîvara
pabarimaspabarti
aizrādītbrīdināt
napomenúť
ihtar etmekuyarmak
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admonish
vt → ermahnen (for wegen)
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admonish
(ədˈmoniʃ) verb to scold or rebuke. The judge admonished the young man for fighting in the street.
ˌadmoˈnition (ӕd-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
admonish
vt. advertir, amonestar.
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