admonish

/ad-ˈmä-nish/

Middle English amonysshen, admonisshen, amonescen, alteration (with assimilation to the verbal suffix -issh, -esce, borrowed from Anglo-French -iss-, going back to the Latin inceptive suffix -ēsc-, -īsc-) of amonesten, borrowed from Anglo-French amonester, going back to Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, probably derivative of *admonestus, past participle of Latin admonēre "to give a reminder to, give advice to, caution" (modeled on comestus, past participle of comedere "to eat up, consume") from ad- ad-monēre "to bring to the notice of, give warning"

verb

  1. to indicate duties or obligations to

  2. to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner

  3. to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to

were admonished for being late

reprove rebuke reprimand admonish reproach chide mean to criticize adversely. reprove implies an often kindly intent to correct a fault. rebuke suggests a sharp or stern reproof.