The teacher had to admonish the students for talking during the lesson.
synonyms
warnreprimandadvise
word origin — Middle English, from Old French admonir, from Latin admonere 'to remind, advise'
admonish, deflect, beget, peculate, succumb: meanings and examples
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admonish · verb/ædˈmɑnɪʃ/
to warn or reprimand someone firmly
The teacher had to admonish the students for talking during the lesson.
Synonyms: warn, reprimand, advise
Origin: Middle English, from Old French admonir, from Latin admonere 'to remind, advise'
deflect · verb/dɪˈflɛkt/
to cause something to change direction or to divert from an intended course
The goalkeeper was able to deflect the ball away from the goal.
Synonyms: divert, redirect, bend
Origin: from Latin 'deflectere', meaning 'to bend aside'
beget · verb/bɪˈɡɛt/
to bring into existence or to produce offspring
A good environment can beget healthy children.
Synonyms: father, create, produce
Origin: from Old English 'begettan', meaning to get or to bring about
peculate · verb/ˈpɛkjʊleɪt/
to embezzle or steal funds entrusted to one's care
The manager was caught trying to peculate money from the company's funds.
Synonyms: embezzle, steal, misappropriate
Origin: from Latin 'peculatus', which means 'to steal property or funds assigned to one's care'
succumb · verb/səˈkʌm/
to yield to pressure, temptation, or a superior force
She decided to succumb to the pressure from her friends and went to the party.
Synonyms: yield, give in, submit
Origin: from Latin 'succumbere', which means 'to fall down, yield', from 'sub-' (under) + 'cumbere' (to lie down)