admonish

admonish
I
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To reprimand]
Syn. reprove, chide, rebuke; see scold .
2. [To exhort]
Syn. advise, counsel, caution; see advise 1 , warn .
See Synonym Study at advise .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v.
[ad MON ish]
to caution or advise, often scoldingly.
He was admonished for drinking and driving.
SYN.:
1. caution warn, forewarn, advise, exhort.
2. reprove rebuke, berate, scold, *tell off, *come down on, *call on the carpet, *take to task, chastise, reproach.
3. remind apprise, inform, warn.
ANT.: 2. commend, compliment, reward
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To criticize for a fault or an offense: call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap1, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal: bawl out, lambaste. Slang: chew out. Idioms: call on the carpet, let someone have it, haul (or rake) over the coals, bring (or call or take) to task. See ATTACK, PRAISE. 2. To notify (someone) of imminent danger or risk: alarm, alert, caution, forewarn, warn. See WARN.

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