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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Admonish

/ăd-män'-ĭsh/ · Ad·mon·ish · IPA /ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/
01 v. t. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
imp. & p. p. Admonished; p. pr. & vb. n. Admonishing
  1. 1.
    To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
  2. 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.” Milton.
  3. 3.
    To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
    “Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle.” — Heb. viii. 5.