First Known Use: 14th century
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monish
verb mon·ish \ˈmä-nish\
Definition of MONISH
transitive verb
archaic : warn
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Origin of MONISH
Middle English monesen, alteration of monesten, from Anglo-French monester, from Vulgar Latin *monestare, from Latin monēre to warn
Rhymes with MONISH
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