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admonish

v.
US //ædˈmɑnɪʃ// UK //ɐdmˈɒnɪʃ// ad·mon·ish
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Origin

From Middle English admonesten, admonissen, from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestrāre, from Latin admoneō (“remind, warn”), from ad + moneō (“warn, advise”). See premonition.

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