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Added 9 October 2026

admonish

/ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/ verb

In Latin: moneo Wiktionary

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To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
To instruct or direct.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English a(d)monisshen (adapted through -ishen (“-ish”) from earlier amonesten), from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, from Latin admoneō (“to remind, warn”), from ad- + moneō (“to warn, advise”).

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