Warn

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make aware in advance of actual or potential harm, danger, or evil.
  • v. To admonish as to action or manners.
  • v. To notify (a person) to go or stay away: warned them off the posted property.
  • v. To notify or apprise in advance: They called and warned me that they might be delayed.
  • verb-intransitive. To give a warning.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To give warning.
  • v. To refuse, deny (someone something).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To refuse.
  • v. To make ware or aware; to give previous information to; to give notice to; to notify; to admonish; hence, to notify or summon by authority
  • v. To give notice to, of approaching or probable danger or evil; to caution against anything that may prove injurious.
  • v. To ward off.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A denial; refusal.
  • To put on guard by timely notice; wake, ware, or give notice to beforehand, as of approaching danger or of something to be avoided or guarded against; caution; admonish; tell or command admonishingly; advise.
  • To admonish, as to any duty; advise; ex postulate with.
  • To apprise; give notice to; make ware or aware; inform previously; notify; direct; bid; summon.
  • To deny; refuse; forbid.
  • To defend; keep or ward off.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
  • v. notify, usually in advance
  • v. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
  • v. ask to go away
  • Verb Form
    warned    warning    warns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    advise    rede    counsel    inform    order    say    tell    enjoin   
    Variant
    wern    worn   
    Form
    warn off    warning    warner   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    refuse    notify    admonish    caution    premonish    inform    precaution    forewarn    monition    prewarn   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Born    Horn    Horne    Lorne    Thorn    Thorne    aborn    adorn    born    borne   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alarm    threat    message    warning    answer    signal    advice    command    sign    notice