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v. warn strongly; put on guard

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

v. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

counsel, advise

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

discourse, converse

v. carry on a conversation

rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

censure, reprimand, criminate

v. rebuke formally

reproach, upbraid

v. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

correct, chasten, chastise, castigate, objurgate

v. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

punish, penalize

v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

charge, criminate, accuse, impeach, incriminate

v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference"

fault, blame

v. put or pin the blame on

impugn, attack as false, attack as wrong

v. attack as false or wrong

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

caution, admonish

v. warn strongly; put on guard

rail, vilify, revile, vituperate

v. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

indispose, disincline, make unwilling

v. make unwilling

praise

v. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

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