animadvert
verb/ˌænɪmædˈvɜːt/UK/ˌænɪmædˈvɝt/US
Etymology
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”)).
- derived from *wert-✻
- derived from vertō
- derived from *h₂éd✻
- derived from ad-
- derived from advertō
- derived from *h₂enh₁mos✻
- derived from animum
- derived from animadvertō
Definitions
To criticise, to censure.
- Sir Walter has been duly animadverted on for this dangerous error by the erudite Mr. Todd.
To consider.
- [H]e had probably committed Violence with his Hands, had not the Parſon interpoſed, ſaying, 'For Heaven's Sake, Sir, animadvert that you are in the Houſe of a great Lady.[']
- But there was the greatest degree of harshness and injustice in the manner in which the conduct of the magistrates upon that occasion was animadverted upon by that House.
To turn judicial attention (to)
To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
The neighborhood
Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA