admonish vs discourage

admonish and discourage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
admonish	No	No	Yes	No
discourage	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, admonish and discourage are synonyms defined as:

admonish and discourage: advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

Other synonyms of admonish include monish, warn.

admonish (verb)	discourage (verb)
take to task	try to prevent; show opposition to
warn strongly; put on guard	advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged