From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly,
but seriously; to exhort. "Admonish him as a brother." --2
Thess. iii. 15.
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2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise;
to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of,
against, or a subordinate clause.
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Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.
iii. 16.
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I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold
The danger, and the lurking enemy. --Milton.
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3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
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Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to
make the tabernacle. --Heb. viii.
5.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
admonish
v 1: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I
warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false
assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: warn,
discourage, admonish, monish]
2: warn strongly; put on guard [syn: caution, admonish,
monish]
3: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
[syn: admonish, reprove]