Admonish

Ad·mon·ish

Admonish

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Admonished; p. pr. & vb. n. Admonishing

  1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
  2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
    Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.
    — Col. iii. 16.
    I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The danger, and the lurking enemy.
  3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
    Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle.