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admonish

ad·mo·nish

UK/ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/ US/ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/ uncommon

verb

1.

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”
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3.

take to task

  • “He admonished the child for his bad behavior”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English a(d)monisshen (adapted through -ishen (“-ish”) from earlier amonesten), from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, from Latin admoneō (“to remind, warn”), from ad- + moneō (“to warn, advise”).

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