admonish

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    monish, warn, discourage,
  • (v) warn strongly; put on guard caution, monish,
  • (v) take to task
    • He admonished the child for his bad behavior
    reprove,

Synonyms

monish warn discourage caution reprove

Words of close approximity

admonisher admonishing admonishment