01 v. t. To refuse.
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1.
To refuse.[Obs.]
Entry
4 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Warn
/(wa̤rn)/
· IPA /wɔɹn/
02 v. t. 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;…
imp. & p. p.
Warned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Warning
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1.
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; as, to warn a town meeting; to warn a tenant to quit a house.“Cornelius the centurion . . . was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee.” — Acts x. 22.“Who is it that hath warned us to the walls?” — Shak.
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2.
To give notice to, of approaching or probable danger or evil; to caution against anything that may prove injurious.
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3.
To ward off.[Obs.]