animadvert
1Animadvert — An i*mad*vert , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Animadverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Animadverting}.] [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take notice; to observe; commonly followed by that. Dr. H. More. [1913… …
2animadvert — ► VERB (animadvert on/upon/against) formal ▪ criticize or censure. DERIVATIVES animadversion noun. ORIGIN Latin animadvertere, from animus mind + advertere to turn …
3animadvert — index blame, comment, complain (criticize), condemn (blame), criticize (find fault with), deno …
4animadvert on — index rebuke, reprimand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5animadvert — (v.) early 15c., to take notice of, from L. animadvertere to notice, to take cognizance of, also to censure, blame, punish, lit. to turn the mind to (see ANIMADVERSION (Cf. animadversion)). Sense of to criticize, blame, censure in English is from …
6animadvert — comment, commentate, *remark Analogous words: *criticize, reprehend, censure, reprobate: deprecate, *disapprove: depreciate, disparage, *decry Contrasted words: ignore, disregard, overlook (see NEGLECT): * …
7animadvert — [an΄i məd vʉrt′, an΄əmad΄vʉrt′] vi. [L animadvertere, to observe, censure < animum (acc. of animus, mind) + advertere, to turn: see ANIMUS & ADVERT1] to comment (on or upon), esp. with disapproval; criticize adversely …
8animadvert — v. (formal) (D; intr.) to animadvert on, upon (to animadvert on corruption) * * * [ˌænɪmæd vɜːt] upon (to animadvert on corruption) (formal) (D; intr.) to animadvert on …
9animadvert — verb /anɪmədˈvəːt/ a) To turn judicial attention (to); to punish or criticise. …that I have omitted many particulars, which it is proper to animadvert upon, in order to compleat the Secret History… b) To criticise, censure …
10animadvert — animadverter, n. /an euh mad verrt /, v.i. 1. to comment unfavorably or critically (usually fol. by on or upon): to animadvert at length upon his faulty use of English. v.t. 2. Obs. to take cognizance or notice of. [1630 40; < L animadvertere to… …