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ad•mon•ish
Pronunciation: (ad-mon'ish), [key]—
v.t.
1. to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
2. to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner:
The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.
3. to urge to a duty; remind:
to admonish them about their obligations. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.