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admonish definition
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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 -------------- 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
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