Admonish and Warn

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Admonish

Admonish verb - To give advice to.

Usage example: my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods

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Warn is a synonym for admonish in advise topic. In some cases you can use "Warn" instead a verb "Admonish", when it comes to topics like alert, speech. popular alternative

Nearby Words: admonition, admonishment, admonishing

Warn

Warn verb - To give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk.

Usage example: the lifeguard warned the boys that if they continued playing so rough, someone was sure to get hurt

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Admonish is a synonym for warn in alert topic. You can use "Admonish" instead a verb "Warn", if it concerns topics such as speech, give notice of possible occurrence. popular alternative

Nearby Words: warning, warned

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Common collocations

character	admonish character	warn character
people	admonish people	warn people
children	admonish children	warn children
audience	admonish audience	warn audience
Other words: time, humans.

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