admonish
pronunciation
How to pronounce admonish in British English:
UK [ədˈmɒnɪʃ]
How to pronounce admonish in American English:
US [ədˈmɑːnɪʃ]
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- Verb:
- admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- warn strongly; put on guard
- take to task
Word Origin
- admonish
- admonish: [14] In Middle English times this verb was amoneste. It came, via Old French amonester, from an assumed Vulgar Latin verb *admonestāre, an alteration of Latin admonēre (monēre meant ‘warn’, and came from the same source as English mind). The prefix ad- was reintroduced from Latin in the 15th century, while the -ish ending arose from a mistaken analysis of -este as some sort of past tense inflection; the t was removed when producing infinitive or present tense forms, giving spellings such as amonace and admonyss, and by the 16th century this final -is had become identified with and transformed into the more common -ish ending.=> mind
- admonish (v.)
- mid-14c., amonesten "remind, urge, exhort, warn, give warning," from Old French amonester (12c.) "urge, encourage, warn," from Vulgar Latin *admonestare, from Latin admonere "bring to mind, remind, suggest;" also "warn, advise, urge," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + monere "advise, warn" (see monitor (n.)). The -d- was restored on Latin model. The ending was influenced by words in -ish (such as astonish, abolish). Related: Admonished; admonishing.
Example
- 1. Yet do not regard him as an enemy , but admonish him as a brother .
- 2. Admonish your friends privately , but praise them openly .
- 3. Use standard , correct and civilized language and should not admonish or say improper words to the parties or other participants .
- 4. In the process he took time to admonish britain 's new government for daring to point out that elements in pakistan export terrorism and to scold the west for losing " hearts and minds " in its war in afghanistan .
- 5. We ask you , brothers , to respect those who are laboring among you and who are over you in the lord and who admonish you .