Analysis Complete

admonish

/ admonish /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
take to task
"He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Derived:
upbraider reprover reproacher rebuker rebuke
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
warn strongly; put on guard
Type of:
warn
Derived:
admonition monition warning word of advice admonisher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
advise counsel
Derived:
admonition monition warning word of advice admonisher
Verb group:
warn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
41%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

knock criticize criticise warn advise counsel