admonish

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verb

1. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior (Freq. 1)
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
• Syn:
warn, discourage, monish
• Derivationally related forms:
monition (for: monish), admonitory, admonition, admonisher, warning (for: warn)
• Hypernyms:
rede, advise, counsel
• Verb Group:
warn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam cannot admonish Sue
2. warn strongly;
put on guard
• Syn:
caution, monish
• Derivationally related forms:
monition (for: monish), admonitory, admonition, admonisher, caution (for: caution)
• Hypernyms:
warn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. take to task
- He admonished the child for his bad behavior
• Syn:
reprove
• Derivationally related forms:
reprover (for: reprove), reproval (for: reprove), admonitory, admonishment, admonition
• Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  reprove, caution, monish, warn, discourage