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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•mon•ish /ædˈmɑnɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to caution or advise about something;
warn:[~ + object + to + verb]The judge admonished the jury to disregard the outburst. - to correct or scold in a gentle manner:[~ + object]admonished the children to be home on time.
ad•mon•ish•ment, n. [uncountable]See -mon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•mon•ish (ad mon′ish),USA pronunciation v.t. - to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- to reprove or scold, esp. 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.
- 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
- Anglo-French, Old French amonester
- late Middle English admonish, amonesche, admonesse, amoness, Middle English a(d)monest (with -t later taken as past participle suffix) 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See warn.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rebuke, censure, upbraid. See reprimand.
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