Meaning of ADVISE
| Pronunciation: | | ad'vIz
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- [v] give advice to
- [v] give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due"
- [v] make a proposal, declare a plan for something
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| | Synonyms: | | apprise, apprize, counsel, give notice, notify, propose, send word, suggest |
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| | See Also: | | admonish, advance, advocate, consult, contraindicate, declare, deter, discourage, discuss, dissuade, exhort, feed back, inform, make a motion, misadvise, misadvize, misguide, monish, move, press, proposition, propound, put forward, recommend, state, submit, talk over, throw out, tip off, urge, urge on, warn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ad*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advised}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Advising}.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F.
aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L.
videre, visum, to see. See {Advice}, and cf. {Avise}.]
1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or
expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. ``I shall
no more advise thee.'' --Milton.
2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of
before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the
risk.
{To advise one's self}, to bethink one's self; to take
counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.]
Bid thy master well advise himself. --Shak.
Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.
\Ad*vise"\, v. t.
1. To consider; to deliberate. [Obs.]
Advise if this be worth attempting. --Milton.
2. To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to
advise with friends.
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| | Related Terms: | | acquaint, admonish, advertise, advertise of, advocate, alert, apprise, brief, bring word, caution, clue, coach, coax, collogue, commend, communicate, confab, confabulate, confer, consult, consult with, counsel, cry havoc, deliberate, direct, disclose, encourage, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, forewarn, give fair warning, give notice, give the facts, give warning, give word, guide, huddle, impart, induce, inform, instruct, issue an ultimatum, kibitz, leave word, let know, let out, meddle, mention to, notify, parley, persuade, post, powwow, prescribe, propose, recommend, register, report, reveal, send word, serve notice, sound the alarm, speak, submit, suggest, tell, threaten, tip, tip off, treat, urge, utter a caveat, verse, warn, warn against, win over |
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