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permonish

permonish verb: to warn, to admonish.

Verb

permonish (third-person singular simple present permonishes, present participle permonishing, simple past and past participle permonished)

  1. To warn, to admonish
    • Awaiting the meeting of permonished friends.1647, Disputed, traditionally Beaumont and Fletcher but now thought Thomas Middleton and William Rowley, Wit at Several Weapons
    • according to the dutie we owe to God, her Majestie and the State to advise and permonish you1884, Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society (appears to be quoted from an older work), volume 2

Forms of permonish

third-person singular presentpermonishes
present participlepermonishing
past participlepermonished
pastpermonished

Origin of permonish

From Latin permoneo.

Questions about permonish

What does permonish mean?
Permonish means to warn, to admonish.
What part of speech is permonish?
Permonish is a verb.
What is the past tense of permonish?
The past tense of permonish is permonished.

Words near permonish in the dictionary

  1. permixing
  2. permixt
  3. permixtion
  4. Permo-Carboniferous
  5. Permocarboniferous
  6. permonish
  7. permonished
  8. permonishes
  9. permonishing
  10. perms
  11. permselective

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