The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   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.
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            Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.
                                                  iii. 16.
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            I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold
            The danger, and the lurking enemy.    --Milton.
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   3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
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            Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to
            make the tabernacle.                  --Heb. viii.
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