admonish

Universal Words verb (formal) 1 ~ sb (for sth / for doing sth) to tell sb firmly that you do not approve of sth that they have done: [VN] She was admonished for chewing gum in class. [also Vspeech, VNspeech] 2 to strongly advise sb to do sth: [VNtoinf] A warning voice admonished him not to let this happen. [also Vspeech, VNspeech]