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Word of the Day – Premonish

By November 20, 2018Word of the Day

Premonish (verb) (rare)

pree-mon-ish

Inform (someone) of a possible future danger or problem; forewarn.

Mid 16th century: from Latin praemonere ‘forewarn’ with the ending altered after the pattern of admonish.

Example sentences

“I rushed to premonish him but I didn’t make it in time.”

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