monish
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mon·ish
(mŏn'ĭsh) 
tr.v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.
To admonish; warn.
tr.v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.
To admonish; warn.
[Middle English monesten, monishe, from Old French monester, from Vulgar Latin *monestāre, alteration of Latin monēre, to warn.]
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monish
now rare, chiefly literary and archaic to admonish; to give counsel, warning, or criticism
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