admonish

/ɐdmˈɒnɪʃ/

/ædˈmɑnɪʃ/

to admonish

MAIN VERB

to strongly urge or advice a person to take a particular action

synonyms : discourage

take to task

synonyms : reproof

to give criticism or a warning to someone for doing something that is wrong

synonyms : caution

Examples

1. Tourists are usually just admonished.

2. The most common counsel on the back of trucks admonishes drivers to honk their horn.

3. The lawsuit also admonishes the business for not equipping its choppers with a terrain avoidance warning system.

4. -Republicans have admonished Democratic calls for Trump's returns.