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advise vs admonish

admonish vs advise

advise and admonish both are verbs.

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

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