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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1615/
- Published: 2024-07-01T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-19T21:43:43.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-20 04:39

The word for today is…

admonish (verb):

1a: to indicate duties or obligations to  
b: to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner  
2: to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to  
3: to say (something) as advice or a warning

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admonish?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Current meanings of admonish have strayed slightly from its history. Admonish was borrowed in the 14th century (via Anglo-French amonester) from Vulgar Latin admonestare, which itself is probably a derivative of admonestus, the past participle of the Latin verb admonere, meaning “to warn.” Admonere, in turn, was formed by the combination of the prefix ad- and monere, “to warn.” Other descendants of monere in English include monitor, monitory (“giving a warning”), premonition, and an archaic synonym of admonish, monish. Incidentally, admonish has a number of other synonyms as well, including reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, and chide.

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