Monish is a verb meaning to warn or to admonish. It comes from the Latin 'monere' (to warn), which is also the root of words like 'mentor' and 'money'.
Monish es un verbo que significa advertir o amonestar. Proviene del latín 'monere' (advertir), que también es la raíz de palabras como 'mentor' y 'money'.
| Front | monish \MON-ish\ |
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| Back | verb tr. To warn; to admonish. [From Old French amonester (to warn, to urge), from Latin monere (to warn). Ultimately from the Indo-European root men- (to think) which is the source of mind, mnemonic, mosaic, music, mentor, money, mandarin, and Sanskrit mantra. Earliest documented use: before 1382.] "I believe that I have monished him with his greatest fears." - Dan Clore; The Unspeakable and Others; Wildside Press; 2001. |
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