Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Admonish \Ad*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F.
   admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere
   to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.]
   1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly,
      but seriously; to exhort. ``Admonish him as a brother.''
      --2 Thess. iii. 15.

   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. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.

            Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to
            make the tabernacle.                  --Heb. viii.
                                                  5.

Source : WordNet®

admonish
     v 1: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I
          warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false
          assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: {warn},
           {discourage}, {monish}]
     2: warn strongly; put on guard [syn: {caution}, {monish}]
     3: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
        [syn: {reprove}]