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admonish
to gently but firmly warn or scold someone
Synonyms
Antonyms
- praise
- commend
admonish in a sentence
The librarian admonished the students for talking too loudly.
Her mother admonished her for leaving the front door unlocked overnight.
Where it comes from
From Latin admonere 'to warn, remind'
Memory hook
AD-MON-ish — an ADMON (admiral-like) figure scolds you for breaking the rules.
Read it in context
- The Archive in Wood Science