English Explanatory Dictionary

animadvert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To criticise, to censure.
  2. To consider.
  3. To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.

Pronunciation

/ˌænɪmædˈvɜːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-animadvert.wav /ˌænɪmædˈvɝt/

Word forms

animadvert animadverts animadverting animadverted

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 words

animadversion animadversive animadverter
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