submonish

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verb

To suggest; to prompt.

OriginLatin submonere →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

verbsubmonish (third-person singular simple present submonishes, present participle submonishing, simple past and past participle submonished)

present singular third person submonishes · participle present submonishing · participle past submonished · past submonished

  1. rareTo suggest; to prompt.

    the submonishing inclinations of my senses

    1621, Thomas Granger, A Familiar Exposition or Commentarie on Ecclesiastes

Origin

  1. Latinsubmonere
  2. Englishsubmonish

From Latin submonere, equivalent to summon + -ish.

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APA

submonish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submonish

MLA

“submonish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submonish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submonish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submonish.

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