MONISH

warn, discourage, admonish, monish

(verb) advise 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”

caution, admonish, monish

(verb) warn strongly; put on guard

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

monish (third-person singular simple present monishes, present participle monishing, simple past and past participle monished)

(archaic) To admonish; to warn.

Anagrams

• IMNSHO, Mohsin, Shimon

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"ish, v. t. Etym: [OE. monesten. See Admonish, Monition.]

Definition: To admonish; to warn. See Admonish. [Archaic] Ascham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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