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premonish

American  
[pri-mon-ish] / prɪˈmɒn ɪʃ /

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to warn beforehand.


premonish British  
/ prɪˈmɒnɪʃ /

verb

  1. rare (tr) to admonish beforehand; forewarn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of premonish

First recorded in 1520–30; pre- + (ad)monish

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I premonish you of that: in the court, boy, lacquey, or sirrah.

From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben

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