admonish
/ædˈmɒnɪʃ/ad-MO-nish
/ædˈmɑnɪʃ/ad-MAH-nish
Meaningto warn
Common meaning: to warn or scold gently
- adto, towards
- monto remind, warnLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1161 · scan
- ishverb ending (from French -iss-)
‘to, towards’ + ‘to remind, warn’ → admonish
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin moneō ‘to remind, warn’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry moneō, p. 1161 · dictionary scan
Roots
- moneō, monuī, monitum Latin “to remind, warn”
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