To Warn, To Caution, To Admonish
transitive verb, ichidan verb
I say my commandment in order to warn and to caution the people not to do bad things.
いましめる
The first commandment I say to warn them of not doing bad things is I mash (いまし) my own potatoes. Nobody else mashes my potatoes. Got it?
誰かが彼女の無茶苦茶な運転を戒める必要があるんじゃない？
Someone needs to warn her about her reckless driving, right?