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"
to caution advise or counsel against; to express warning or disapproval; to give friendly, earnest advice and encouragement
141 to indicate duties or obligations: to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to
To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort
If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong. They admonished me for taking risks with my health She admonished him gently, `You should rest, not talk so much.' = rebuke + admonishment admonishments ad·mon·ish·ment Sometimes he gave them a severe admonishment. to tell someone severely that they have done something wrong admonish sb for (doing) sth (admonester, from admonere , from ad- + monere )
To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause
To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; - followed by of against, or a subordinate clause