admonish
[ ad-mon-ish ]
/ ædˈmɒn ɪʃ /
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
1275–1325; late Middle English
admonish, amonesche, admonesse, amoness, Middle English
a(d)monest (with
-t later taken as past participle suffix) < Anglo-French, Old French
amonester < Vulgar Latin
*admonestāre, apparently derivative of Latin
admonēre to remind, give advice to (source of
-est- uncertain), equivalent to
ad-
ad- +
monēre to remind, warn
OTHER WORDS FROM admonish
Words nearby admonish
admittance,
admittedly,
admittee,
admix,
admixture,
admonish,
admonition,
admonitor,
admonitory,
admov.,
adn
Example sentences from the Web for admonishing
British Dictionary definitions for admonishing
admonish
/ (ədˈmɒnɪʃ) /
verb (tr)
to reprove firmly but not harshly
to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution
Derived forms of admonish
admonisher or admonitor, noun admonition (ˌædməˈnɪʃən), noun admonitory, adjectiveWord Origin for admonish
C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin
admonestāre (unattested), from Latin
admonēre to put one in mind of, from
monēre to advise