Admonish
[əd'mɒnɪʃ] or [əd'mɑnɪʃ]
Definition
(verb.) take to task; 'He admonished the child for his bad behavior'.
Checked by Elton--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
(v. t.) To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
(v. t.) To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
Typist: Portia
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Reprove (gently), censure, warn of a fault.[2]. Advise, counsel, caution, forewarn, enjoin.[3]. Instruct, inform, teach, apprise, acquaint, notify, make acquainted, make aware.
Editor: Sidney
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Remind, forewarn, advise, warn, dissuade, caution, counsel, reprove, censure,rebuke
ANT:Encourage, instigate, abet, incite, urge, applaud, countenance
Checker: Walter
Definition
v.t. to warn: to reprove mildly.—n. Admon′ishment admonition.
Edited by Jonathan
Unserious Contents or Definition
To admonish your child, or son, or some young person, denotes that your generous principles will keep you in favor, and fortune will be added to your gifts.
Typed by Eliza
Examples
- In this strain Mrs. Trenor continued for nearly an hour to admonish her friend. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I never possessed a really wise friend, to set me right, advise or admonish me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The policeman looked up, and, catching his eye, raised his finger to admonish silence. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She simply continued to be mild in her temper, inflexible in her judgment, disposed to admonish her husband, and able to frustrate him by stratagem. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Wopsle in a comprehensive black cloak, being descried entering at the turnpike, the gravedigger was admonished in a friendly way, Look out! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Fume not, admonished my companion; you will see far worse than that if you live even a month among the First Born. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He was required and admonished by those that were within to be more moderate, and not to hazard himself so foolishly. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Certain of his writings were declared false and prohibited, and he was admonished that he must follow certain lines in his teachings. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Thus admonished, Mr. Trotter raised the pot to his lips, and, by gentle and almost imperceptible degrees, tilted it into the air. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mrs Wilfer admonished her; 'Bella, you must conquer this. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I have often admonished my pupils to count ten before speaking. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Thus admonishing him, the pretty housemaid pushed Sam against the wall, declaring that he had tumbled her cap, and put her hair quite out of curl. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Always preaching, retorted she; always coddling and admonishing. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- No attempt to charge was made this time, the experience of the 25th admonishing us. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Typist: Tabitha