Monish

//ˈmɒnɪʃ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To admonish; to warn. archaic

    "monish him gently"

  2. 2
    advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior wordnet
  3. 3
    warn strongly; put on guard wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
admonishcautioncautiondiscouragewarnwarn

Etymology

From Old English monesten. See admonish, monition.

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