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admonish

ædˈmɑnɪʃ
WordNet
Lawn with two dogs on the left and right, an admonishing faceless man behind a man running away.
Lawn with two dogs on the left and right, an admonishing faceless man behind a man running away.
  1. (v) admonish
    take to task "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
  2. (v) admonish
    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"
  3. (v) admonish
    warn strongly; put on guard
Illustrations
Venus holds Amor up in a net. Young Amor plays with his bow. Father Time admonishes Mars. In the margin a six-line poem, in two columns, in Dutch.
Venus holds Amor up in a net. Young Amor plays with his bow. Father Time admonishes Mars. In the margin a six-line poem, in two columns, in Dutch.
Willemynken stops at a rabbit along the road and pinches her nose. Duyfken is looking admonishing. Further on their way, Willemynken points to a bird in the sky.
Willemynken stops at a rabbit along the road and pinches her nose. Duyfken is looking admonishing. Further on their way, Willemynken points to a bird in the sky.
Judit admonishes the directors of Betulia. The print is part of an album.
Judit admonishes the directors of Betulia. The print is part of an album.
The centurion Cornelius kneels before the apostle Peter, but Peter admonishes him to get up because he is only human. In the background, Peter is preaching to Cornelius and the rest of his family. The Holy Spirit descends in the form of a dove. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Hand. 10:25. This print is part of an album.
The centurion Cornelius kneels before the apostle Peter, but Peter admonishes him to get up because he is only human. In the background, Peter is preaching to Cornelius and the rest of his family. The Holy Spirit descends in the form of a dove. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Hand. 10:25. This print is part of an album.
A monk admonishes a sitting woman. She has a rosary on her wrist. The print is part of a series of six prints with monks and nuns.
A monk admonishes a sitting woman. She has a rosary on her wrist. The print is part of a series of six prints with monks and nuns.
Admonishing sinners as one of the seven spiritual works of mercy. In the middle are various representations of people being reprimanded. Around representations of Bible stories that have to do with admonishing sinners. Top left a man with a beam in his eye who blames another man for his splinter in the eye, top right Moses and Jethro, bottom right Nathan and King David and bottom left Abraham and Lot. Left and right King David and Paul. In the performance various Bible texts in Latin. Below the scene a four-line verse in Latin. This print is part of an album.
Admonishing sinners as one of the seven spiritual works of mercy. In the middle are various representations of people being reprimanded. Around representations of Bible stories that have to do with admonishing sinners. Top left a man with a beam in his eye who blames another man for his splinter in the eye, top right Moses and Jethro, bottom right Nathan and King David and bottom left Abraham and Lot. Left and right King David and Paul. In the performance various Bible texts in Latin. Below the scene a four-line verse in Latin. This print is part of an album.
Mercury holds Battus's arm and raises his hand admonishingly. Battus recoils. In the background the herd. Scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Met. II, 704-705).
Mercury holds Battus's arm and raises his hand admonishingly. Battus recoils. In the background the herd. Scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Met. II, 704-705).
A young woman drops some flowers on the floor. The woman opposite her makes an admonishing gesture. In the background are two figures with a bucket at a well. This print is made for the story of Vrouw Holle from "Tales of Mother the Goose - Contes du tems passé de ma mere l'oye" by Charles Perrault.
A young woman drops some flowers on the floor. The woman opposite her makes an admonishing gesture. In the background are two figures with a bucket at a well. This print is made for the story of Vrouw Holle from "Tales of Mother the Goose - Contes du tems passé de ma mere l'oye" by Charles Perrault.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Admonish
    To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify. "Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle."
  2. Admonish
    To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort. "Admonish him as a brother."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. admonish
    To notify of or reprove for a fault; reprove with mildness.
  2. admonish
    To counsel against something; caution or advise; exhort; warn.
  3. admonish
    To instruct or direct; guide.
  4. admonish
    To inform; acquaint with; notify; remind; recall or incite to duty.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (v.t) Admonish
    ad-mon′ish to warn: to reprove mildly
Quotations
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
Publilius Syrus
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere, to remind, warn; ad, + monere, to warn. See Monition

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary O. Fr. admonester—Late L. admonestāre—admonere—ad, to, monere, to warn.

Usage in the news

Sen Tom Coburn admonished for helping former John Ensign aide. ashingtonpost.com

The US Senate ethics committee admonished Ill. Sen Roland Burris Friday for the statements he made about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the Senate seat once held by President Obama. abclocal.go.com

(MoneyWatch) Financial Advisor magazine highlights a report admonishing advisors who thought diversification would save their clients' portfolios from difficult markets. cbsnews.com

A media campaign by a group of former US intelligence and Special Forces operatives admonishes President Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden. minnesota.publicradio.org

Even council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), who is one of Gandhi 's strongest supporters, admonished him at the hearing. ashingtonpost.com

Congressman Charles Rangel was far from humbled after the ethics committee admonished him for taking corporate-paid Caribbean junkets in violation of the House ethics code. nytimes.com

A former guard testified Friday that Manning partly collapsed and started whimpering one day in January 2011 after jailers admonished him about this attitude. timesleader.com

A northeastern Indiana town court judge was given a public admonishment Monday by the Commission on Judicial Qualifications for her direct individual involvement with parties involved in a 2008 traffic infraction case. theindianalawyer.com

A public admonishment is the lowest form of public discipline issued by the state commission, which oversees the conduct of judicial officers. msnbc.msn.com

Judge admonished for insensitive remarks on rape. ocregister.com

A Southern California judge is being publicly admonished for saying a rape victim "didn't put up a fight" during her assault and that if someone doesn't want sexual intercourse, the body "will not permit that to happen". star-telegram.com

"Even if you murder someone," she'd always admonish me. gardnernews.com

Clemson University President James Barker is admonishing those fans who booed a reference to the commander in chief during a military induction ceremony administered during the school's football game with Virginia Tech. rdw.com

Conservative Groups Admonish GOP Leadership for Ousting Members from Committees. usnews.com

KOKH-TV Channel 25 was the first to admonish the White House for not issuing a press release April 19 to commemorate the tragedy's anniversary. okgazette.com

Usage in scientific papers

Thus, care must be taken when interpreting the optical depths inferred from a globally integrated SED (this admonishment is not unique to our analysis, but is a general statement about the nature of spatially integrated data).
Decomposing Dusty Galaxies. I. Multi-Component Spectral Energy Distribution Fitting

Usage in literature

Admonishing, I wagged at her the match with which I was in the act of lighting my pipe. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 14, 1920" by Various

The length of the preceding remarks admonishes us to greater brevity in the further discussion of this subject. "Elements of Military Art and Science" by Henry Wager Halleck

Liberty to remain till spring was afterwards granted Williams, but he was admonished not to go about to draw others to his opinions. "England in America, 1580-1652" by Lyon Gardiner Tyler

In the boat many signs admonished that we were floating eastward. "At Home And Abroad" by Margaret Fuller Ossoli

I am prepared to admonish that he quit The battle, and retire where thou command'st. "The Iliad of Homer" by Homer

We were admonished urgently to come back at once, and surrender without further delay. "In the Shadow of Death" by P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald

And so it went, hardly a man escaping without some admonishment. "The Plastic Age" by Percy Marks

Soon the prisoner was led forth, and was publicly admonished by a monk not to tempt God if his skill had its origin in diabolic agencies. "Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine" by Lewis Spence

My paper admonishes me that I must conclude. "The Prose Works of William Wordsworth" by William Wordsworth

I admonish you to remain here and not leave the post until it is. "From the Ranks" by Charles King

Usage in poetry
An agitation of the air,
A perturbation of the light
Admonished me the unloved year
Would turn on its hinge that night.
"End Of Summer" by Stanley Kunitz
FIRST CANON. I admonish you again,
For no lesser cause to go,
Than a firm belief that there
For your sins you may atone.
"The Purgatory Of St. Patrick - Act III" by Denis Florence MacCarthy
"There, let him go his ways,
He needs no stern admonishing."
The Bart., in blank amaze,
Exclaimed, "This is astonishing!
"Phrenology" by William Schwenck Gilbert Author object (717)
I admonish me while I may,
Not to squander guilt,
Since require Thou wilt
At my hand its price one day
What the price is, who can say?
"Mesmerism" by Robert Browning Author object (563)
Me fruitful scenes and prospects waste
Alike admonish not to roam;
These tell me of enjoyments past,
And those of sorrows yet to come.
"The Shrubbery, Written In A Time Of Affliction" by William Cowper Author object (696)
Let each offender of his faults be told,
And be admonish'd twice, or thrice, or more,
Ere he's expell'd, and exil'd from the fold:
But turn him out, if he'll not then give o'er.
"Advice To Ev'ry Master Of A Family, To Govern His House In A Religious Manner" by Rees Prichard