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Meaning of admonish

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  admonish
      v 1: 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" [syn: {warn},
           {discourage}, {admonish}, {monish}]
      2: warn strongly; put on guard [syn: {caution}, {admonish},
         {monish}]
      3: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
         [syn: {admonish}, {reprove}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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