monish

M3O1N1I1S1H4
/ˈmɒnɪʃ/

verb

To admonish; to warn.

Similar
cautionadmonishwarndiscourage
OriginOld English monesten →
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Meanings

verbmonish (third-person singular simple present monishes, present participle monishing, simple past and past participle monished)

present singular third person monishes · participle present monishing · participle past monished · past monished

  1. archaicTo admonish; to warn.

    monish him gently

    a. 1569 (date written), Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […] John Daye, […], published 1570, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

verbwarn strongly; put on guard

Similar
cautionadmonish
Broader
warn

verbadvise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

Similar
warndiscourageadmonish
Broader
redeadvisecounsel
Also see
admonishcautiondiscouragewarn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmonesten
  2. Englishmonish

From Old English monesten. See admonish, monition.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

monish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monish

MLA

“monish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monish.

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