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ad⋅vise

[ad-vahyz]

verb, -vised, -vis⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.

2.	to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc.: He advised secrecy.

3.	to give (a person, group, etc.) information or notice (often fol. by of): The investors were advised of the risk. They advised him that this was their final notice.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to take counsel; consult (usually fol. by with): I shall advise with my friends.

5.	to offer counsel; give advice: I shall act as you advise.

Origin:
1275–1325; late ME; r. ME avisen < AF, OF aviser, v. deriv. of avis opinion (< a vis; see advice )

Synonyms:
1. counsel, admonish, caution. 2. suggest. 3. inform, notify, apprise, acquaint. 4. confer, deliberate, discuss, consult.

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ad·vise (ād-vīz')

v. ad·vised, ad·vis·ing, ad·vis·es

v. tr.

To offer advice to; counsel.
To recommend; suggest: advised patience.
Usage Problem To inform; notify.

v. intr.

To take counsel; consult: She advised with her associates.
To offer advice.

[Middle English avisen, advisen, from Old French aviser, from avis, advice; see advice.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to suggest a particular decision or course of action: advised him to go abroad; will counsel her to be prudent; recommended that we wait.

Usage Note: The use of advise in the sense of "inform, notify" was found acceptable by a majority of the Usage Panel in an earlier survey, but many members would prefer that this usage be restricted to business correspondence and legal contexts. Thus one may say The suspects were advised of their rights, but it would be considered pretentious to say You'd better advise your friends that the date of the picnic has been changed.

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Advise

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.

Advise

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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Language Translation for : advise

Spanish: aconsejar,

German: raten,

Japanese: 助言する

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advise

1297, avisen, from O.Fr. aviser, from avis (see advice). The verb preserves the older spelling. Advisory "weather warning" first recorded 1931.

Main Entry: ad·vise
Pronunciation: &d-'vIz
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ad·vised; ad·vis·ing
transitive verb 1 : to give advice to : COUNSEL <advise them to draw up a will>
2 : to give information or notice to <advise them of their rights> intransitive verb 1 : to give advice <advise on legal matters>
2 : to take counsel <advise with your lawyer> —ad·vis·er also ad·vi·sor /&d-'vI-z&r/ noun

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