Admonish Word Meaning

Etymology:

Middle English amonest ‘urge, exhort’, from Old French amonester, based on Latin admonere ‘urge by warning’. Later, the final -t of amonest was taken to indicate the past tense, and the present tense changed on the pattern of verbs such as abolish; the prefix became ad- in the 16th century by association with the Latin form

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

warn or reprimand someone firmly

Short Definition:

reprimand firmly

Examples:

• she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven