English-Thai Dictionary

admonish

VT แนะนำ  ตักเตือน  เตือน  advise nae-nam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADMONISH

v.t.[L. admoneo, ad and moneo, to teach, warn, admonish. ] 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove with mildness.
Count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 2 Thessalonians 3:15.
2. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise.
Admonish one another in psalms and hymns. Colossians 3:16.
3. To instruct or direct.
Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle. Hebrews 8:5.
4. In ecclesiastical affairs, to reprove a member of the church for a fault, either publicly or privately; the first step of church discipline. It is followed by of, or against; as, to admonish of a fault committed, or against committing a fault. It has a like use in colleges.

 

ADMONISHED

pp. Reproved; advised; warned; instructed.

 

ADMONISHER

n.One who reproves or counsels.

 

ADMONISHING

ppr. Reproving; warning; counseling; directing.

 

ADMONISHMENT

n.Admonition.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADMONISH

Ad *mon "ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admonished; p. pr. & vb. n.Admonishing. ] Etym: [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See Monition. ]

 

1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort. "Admonish him as a brother. " 2 Thess. iii. 15.

 

2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause. Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. Col. iii. 16.I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The danger, and the lurking enemy. Milton.

 

3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify. Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle. Heb. viii. 5.

 

ADMONISHER

ADMONISHER Ad *mon "ish *er, n.

 

Defn: One who admonishes.

 

ADMONISHMENT

Ad *mon "ish *ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. amonestement, admonestement.]

 

Defn: Admonition. [R.] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

admonish

ad mon ish |ədˈmäniSH ədˈmɑnɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] warn or reprimand someone firmly: she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven | “You mustn't say that, Shiona,” Ruth admonished her. • [ with obj. and infinitive ] advise or urge (someone ) earnestly: she admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine. • archaic warn (someone ) of something to be avoided: he admonished the people against the evil of such practices. DERIVATIVES ad mon ish ment noun ORIGIN Middle English amonest ‘urge, exhort, ’ from Old French amonester, based on Latin admonere ‘urge by warning. ’ In late Middle English, the final t of amonest was taken to indicate the past tense, and its present tense admonesse changed on the pattern of verbs such as abolish; the prefix a- became ad- in the 16th cent. by association with the Latin form.

 

Oxford Dictionary

admonish

ad |mon |ish |ədˈmɒnɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] reprimand firmly: she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven. • [ with obj. and infinitive ] advise or urge (someone ) earnestly: she admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine. • archaic warn (someone ) of something to be avoided: he admonished the people against the evil of such practices. DERIVATIVES admonishment noun ORIGIN Middle English amonest ‘urge, exhort ’, from Old French amonester, based on Latin admonere ‘urge by warning ’. Later, the final -t of amonest was taken to indicate the past tense, and the present tense changed on the pattern of verbs such as abolish; the prefix became ad- in the 16th cent. by association with the Latin form.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

admonish

admonish verb 1 he was severely admonished by his father: reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, reproach, upbraid, chastise, chide, berate, criticize, take to task, read the riot act to, rake /haul over the coals; dress down, bawl out, rap over the knuckles, give someone hell; chew out; formal castigate; rare reprehend. 2 she admonished him to drink less: advise, recommend, counsel, urge, exhort, bid, enjoin; caution, warn; formal adjure. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See rebuke . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

admonish

admonish verb 1 he was severely admonished by his father: reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, upbraid, chastise, chide, censure, castigate, lambaste, berate, reproach, lecture, criticize, take to task, pull up, read the Riot Act to, give a piece of one's mind to, haul over the coals; informal tell off, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, bawl out, pitch into, lay into, lace into, blow up, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, send someone away with a flea in their ear, let someone have it, give someone hell; Brit. informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, tear someone off a strip, monster, give someone a mouthful, give someone what for, give someone some stick, give someone a wigging; N. Amer. informal chew out, ream out; Brit. vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking; dated trim, rate, give someone a rating; rare reprehend, objurgate. ANTONYMS praise. 2 she admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine: advise, recommend, urge, caution, warn, counsel, exhort, implore, beseech, entreat, encourage, bid, enjoin, adjure, push, pressure. ANTONYMS discourage.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

admonish

ad mon ish /ədmɑ́nɪʃ |-mɔ́n -/動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 «…するように /…ということを » 〈人 〉に (強く )忠告 [勧告 ]する «to do /that » .2 «…に対して » 〈人 〉をしかる, たしなめる «for » .3 «…しないように » 〈人 〉に警告する «against » .4 【誤り 義務などを 】〈人 〉に気づかせる «about , of » .～ment 名詞 ｟かたく ｠＝admonition .