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admonish definition

admonish


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  admonish 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  admonish 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  admonish 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  admonish 
 
  3  senses  of  admonish 
 
  Sense  1 
  warn,  discourage,  admonish,  monish 
  =>  advise,  counsel 
 
  Sense  2 
  caution,  admonish,  monish 
  =>  warn 
 
  Sense  3 
  admonish,  reprove 
  =>  criticize,  criticise,  pick  apart 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  admonish 
 
  admonish  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  admonish 
 
  Sense  1 
  warn,  discourage,  admonish,  monish 
  =>  advise,  counsel 
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  Sense  2 
  caution,  admonish,  monish 
  =>  warn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  admonish,  reprove 
  =>  criticize,  criticise,  pick  apart 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  admonish 
  admonisher 
  admonishment 
 
  Overview  of  verb  admonish 
 
  The  verb  admonish  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  warn,  discourage,  admonish,  monish  --  (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") 
  2.  caution,  admonish,  monish  --  (warn  strongly;  put  on  guard) 
  3.  admonish,  reprove  --  (take  to  task;  "He  admonished  the  child  for  his  bad  behavior") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  admonish 
  admonished 
  admonishing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  admonish 
 
  The  verb  admonish  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  warn,  discourage,  admonish,  monish  --  (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") 
  2.  caution,  admonish,  monish  --  (warn  strongly;  put  on  guard) 
  3.  admonish,  reprove  --  (take  to  task;  "He  admonished  the  child  for  his  bad  behavior") 



admonish definition