different between admonish vs apprise

English

Etymology

From Middle English admonesten, admonissen, from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestr?re, from Latin admone? (“remind, warn”), from ad + mone? (“warn, advise”). See premonition.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?m?n.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æd?m?n.??/

Verb

admonish (third-person singular simple present admonishes, present participle admonishing, simple past and past participle admonished)

1. (transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.

   Synonyms: reprimand, chide; see also Thesaurus:reprehend
2. (transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.

   Synonyms: caution; see also Thesaurus:advise
3. (transitive) To instruct or direct.

   Synonyms: inform, notify

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• modinhas

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad?mon??/

Verb

admonish (third-person singular present admonishes, present participle admonishin, past admonisht, past participle admonisht)

1. to admonish

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

English

Alternative forms

• apprize (archaic)

Etymology

From French appris, apprise, past participle of apprendre (“to teach”), from Latin apprehendere, present active infinitive of apprehend? (“grasp with the mind”), from ad- (“to”) +? prehend? (“take, seize”). Cognate to apprehend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?a??z/
• Rhymes: -a?z

Verb

apprise (third-person singular simple present apprises, present participle apprising, simple past and past participle apprised)

1. (transitive) To notify, or to make aware; to inform.

Synonyms

• keep (someone) abreast, up to date/up-to-date; See also Thesaurus:inform

Translations

See also

• appraise

References

• “apprise”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• sappier

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.p?iz/
• Rhymes: -iz

Adjective

apprise

1. feminine singular of appris

Verb

apprise

1. feminine singular of the past participle of apprendre

Anagrams

• papiers
• piperas
• repipas