discourage vs admonish

discourage and admonish both are verbs.

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

As verbs, discourage and admonish are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of discourage include monish, warn.

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