ədˈmänish, -ēsh also ad- verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English admonissen, admonisshen, alteration ( amonest-, admonest- being taken as past & past participle) of amonesten, admonesten, from Middle French amonester, admonester, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin admonestare, alteration of Latin admonēre to remind, warn, from ad- + monēre to warn — more at mind
transitive verb
1. : to indicate duties, obligations, or requisite action to (a person) : express warning or disapproval to about remissness or error especially gently, earnestly, and solicitously in urging duty, caution, or amendment
necessary to the decorum of her character that she should admonish her erring children — T.B.Macaulay
2. : to express a direction or explanation or give advice or encouragement to especially in friendly earnest counsel
someone has admonished you not to miss Brandon — E.W.Smith
intransitive verb
: to give admonition
Synonyms: see reprove