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admonish vs advise

advise vs admonish

admonish and advise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
admonish No No Yes No
advise No No Yes No
As verbs, advise is a hypernym of admonish; that is, advise is a word with a broader meaning than admonish:
  • admonish: advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
  • advise: give advice to
Other hypernyms of admonish include counsel, rede.
admonish (verb) advise (verb)
take to task give advice to
warn strongly; put on guard inform (somebody) of something
advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Difference between admonish and advise

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