warn

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To make (someone) aware of impending danger etc. (defdate, from 11th c.) .
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To caution (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour. (defdate, from 11th c.) .
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To notify (someone) of something untoward. (defdate, from 13th c.) .
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To give warning.
  5. Verb.  (obsolete) To refuse, deny (someone something).

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