admonish 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"
141 to indicate duties or obligations: to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to
If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong. They admonished me for taking risks with my health She admonished him gently, `You should rest, not talk so much.' = rebuke + admonishment admonishments ad·mon·ish·ment Sometimes he gave them a severe admonishment. to tell someone severely that they have done something wrong admonish sb for (doing) sth (admonester, from admonere , from ad- + monere )