admonish

Etymology

From Middle English admonesten, admonissen, from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestrāre, from Latin admoneō (“remind, warn”), from ad + moneō (“warn, advise”). See premonition.

verb

  1. (transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
    […] But then things take a turn, the men starting to keel over as Walder seems to admonish them for leaving certain threads hanging. […] July 16, 2017, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club
  2. (transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
  3. (transitive) To instruct or direct.

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