admonish

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ədˈmɑnɪʃ/ UK /ədˈmɒnɪʃ/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to warn or reprove someone firmly but gently

The teacher admonished the boys for their lateness.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to warn or reprove someone... reprove rebuke reprimand chide caution warn scold

Opposites

praise commend applaud

Word family

Forms admonished

Derived forms admonishmentadmonisheradmonishing

Related forms admonition admonitory monition

Etymology

From Old French amonester ('to urge, warn'), from Vulgar Latin *admonestare, from Latin admonere ('to warn, advise'), from ad- ('to') + monere ('to warn, advise'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- ('to think').

admonere Latin monere Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European

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# admonish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ədˈmɑnɪʃ
**IPA (UK):** ədˈmɒnɪʃ

## Meanings
1. to warn or reprove someone firmly but gently

## Examples
- The teacher admonished the boys for their lateness.

## Synonyms
- reprove
- rebuke
- reprimand
- chide
- caution
- warn
- scold

## Antonyms
- praise
- commend
- applaud

## Derived Forms
- admonishment
- admonisher
- admonishing

## Related Forms
- admonition
- admonitory
- monition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: admonere
- Root: monere
- Root: *men-

## Etymology
From Old French amonester ('to urge, warn'), from Vulgar Latin *admonestare, from Latin admonere ('to warn, advise'), from ad- ('to') + monere ('to warn, advise'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- ('to think').

## AI Etymology
Admonish is from Old French amonester ('to urge, warn'), from Vulgar Latin *admonestare, from Latin admonere ('to warn, advise'), from ad- ('to') + monere ('to warn, advise'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- ('to think'). In present-day use, it means to warn or reprove someone firmly but gently. Derived formations include admonishment, admonisher, and admonishing. Related vocabulary includes admonition, admonitory, and monition.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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