MONISH

warn, discourage, admonish, monish

(verb) advise or counsel in terms of someoneā€™s behavior; ā€œI warned him not to go too farā€; ā€œI warn you against false assumptionsā€; ā€œShe warned him to be quietā€

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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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