English
Etymology
ME. admonesten or admonissen, from OF. amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested LL. or VL. admonesstrare, from L. admonere|admon�re, to remind, to warn; ad- + monere|mon�re, to warn. See premonition.
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /æd�m�n.ɪ�/
Verb
en-verb|admonishes|admonishing|admonished
- To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
- To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; — followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
- To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
Synonyms
reprimand
chide
Translations
trans-top|warn or notify of a fault; exhort
German: ermahnen
Norwegian: irettesette
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trans-top|warn against danger or an offense
German: warnen
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Quotations
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“Well, that's because he daren't trust you. But in his heart he
is not a loyal brother. We know that well. So we watch him and
we wait for the time to admonish him. I'm thinking that the time
is drawing near. There's no room for scabby sheep in our pen.
But if you keep company with a disloyal man, we might think that
you were disloyal, too. See?”
<BR>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Valley of Fear
</blockquote>
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“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.”
<BR>The Book of Ecclesiastes in The Bible (KJV)
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“And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”
<BR>The Book of Ecclesiastes in The Bible (KJV)
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