v.
Pronunciation: ad- ' mä-nish
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English admonesten, from Anglo-French amonester, from Vulgar Latin *admonestare, alteration of Latin admon ē re to warn, from ad- + mon ē re to warn ― more at MIND
Date: 14th century
1 a : to indicate duties or obligations to b : to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner
2 : to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to
synonyms see REPROVE
– ad · mon · ish · er noun
– ad · mon · ish · ing · ly \ -ni-shi ŋ -l ē \ adverb
– ad · mon · ish · ment \ -m ə nt \ noun