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| ad·mon·ish [ əd mónnish ] (past and past participle ad·mon·ished, present participle ad·mon·ish·ing, 3rd person present singular ad·mon·ish·es) |
transitive verb |
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1. rebuke somebody: to rebuke somebody mildly but earnestly
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2. advise somebody: to advise somebody to do or, more often, not to do something
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| [14th century. < Old French amonester< assumed Vulgar Latin admonere< Latin monere "warn"] |
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  ad·mon·ish·er noun |
| ad·mon·ish·ment noun |
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