Admonish

  • 31admonish — ad•mon•ish [[t]ædˈmɒn ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to caution, advise, or counsel against something 2) to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good willed manner 3) to urge to a duty or remind of an obligation • Etymology: 1275–1325; < AF, OF amonester… …

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  • 32admonish —   v.t. reprove gently.    ♦ admonition, n …

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  • 33admonish —   A o, ho oponopono …

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  • 34admonish — /sedmonash/ To caution or advise. To counsel against wrong practices, or to warn against danger of an offense. See admonition …

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  • 35admonish — /sedmonash/ To caution or advise. To counsel against wrong practices, or to warn against danger of an offense. See admonition …

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  • 36admonish — [14] In Middle English times this verb was amoneste. It came, via Old French amonester, from an assumed Vulgar Latin verb *admonestāre, an alteration of Latin admonēre (monēre meant ‘warn’, and came from the same source as English mind). The… …

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  • 37admonish — v.tr. 1 reprove. 2 (foll. by to + infin., or that + clause) urge. 3 give advice to. 4 (foll. by of) warn. Derivatives: admonishment n. admonition n. admonitory adj. Etymology: ME f. OF amonester ult. f. L admonere (as AD , monere monit warn) …

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  • 38fore-admonish — fore admonˈish transitive verb To admonish beforehand • • • Main Entry: ↑fore …

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  • 39Admonished — Admonish Ad*mon ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.] 1. To… …

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  • 40Admonishing — Admonish Ad*mon ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.] 1. To… …

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