Admonish Definition
ăd-mŏnĭsh
admonished, admonishes, admonishing
verb
admonished, admonishes, admonishing
To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous).
American Heritage
To caution against specific faults; warn.
Webster's New World
To urge or exhort (someone to do something).
American Heritage
To reprove mildly.
Webster's New World
To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
American Heritage
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Origin of Admonish
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Middle English admonesten or admonissen, from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonesstrāre, from Latin admoneō (“remind, warn”), from ad + moneō (“warn, advise”). See premonition.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English amonishen, admonishen alteration of amonesten from Old French amonester, admonester from Vulgar Latin admonestāre from Latin admonēre ad- ad- monēre to warn men-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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