'admonish' definitions:
Definition of 'admonish'
(from WordNet)
verb
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]
verb
verb
Take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" [syn: admonish, reprove]
Synonyms of 'admonish'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advise,
- alert,
- bring to book,
- call down,
- call to account,
- caution,
- charge,
- chastise,
- chide,
- correct,
- cry havoc,
- cry out against,
- daunt,
- dissuade,
- encourage,
- enjoin,
- exhort,
- expostulate,
- forewarn,
- frighten off,
- give fair warning,
- give notice,
- give warning,
- have words with,
- incite,
- induce,
- intimidate,
- issue a caveat,
- issue an ultimatum,
- kid out of,
- lecture,
- lesson,
- move,
- notify,
- objurgate,
- persuade,
- preach,
- prompt,
- rate,
- rebuke,
- remonstrate,
- reprehend,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- reprove,
- scold,
- set down,
- set straight,
- sound the alarm,
- spank,
- straighten out,
- take down,
- take to task,
- talk out of,
- threaten,
- tick off,
- tip,
- tip off,
- unpersuade,
- upbraid,
- urge,
- utter a caveat,
- warn,
- warn against