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admonish
[ad-mon-ish]
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.
Synonyms: , ,to urge to a duty; remind.
to admonish them about their obligations.
admonish
/ ˌædməˈnɪʃən, ədˈmɒnɪʃ /
verb
to reprove firmly but not harshly
to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution
Other 51Թ Forms
- admonisher noun
- admonishingly adverb
- admonishment noun
- preadmonish verb (used with object)
- admonition noun
- ˈDzԾٴǰ adjective
- ˈDzԾ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of admonish1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of admonish1
Example Sentences
That is why judges have frequently admonished Trump attorneys that statements to the press are not evidence.
Look closely, and “Smile now, cry later” is etched into the clear glass below a suspended bandanna, a gently admonishing song lyric by Sunny and the Sunliners, the 1960s Chicano R&B group.
"Don't ever say what you said," he admonished reporters.
He’d later gently admonish a request for the Velvet Underground’s “Venus In Furs,” explaining that there was no way he could play it without a viola.
“Just cuz your momma baked you don’t mean other men don’t wanna see the oven,” he says as he admonishes the sons when they protest his behavior.
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