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Verb: admonish  ad'munish
  1. Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behaviour
    - warn, discourage, monish
     
  2. Warn strongly; put on guard
    - caution, monish
     
  3. Take to task
    "He admonished the child for his bad behaviour"
    - reprove

Derived forms: admonished, admonishes, admonishing

See also: admonisher, admonishment, admonition, admonitory

Type of: advise, counsel, criticise [Brit], criticize, knock, pick apart, rede [archaic], warn

Encyclopedia: Admonish