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animadvert.

To criticise, to censure.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌænɪmædˈvɜːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˌænɪmædˈvɝt/General-American
  1. To criticise, to censure.

    intransitive
  2. To consider.

    intransitive · obsolete
  3. To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin animadvertō, from Latin animum (“mind”) (accusative singular of animus (“mind; soul; life force”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos (“breath”), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”)) + Latin advertō (“to turn to”) (from Latin ad- (“to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; near”) + Latin vertō (“to turn”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn around”)).

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