Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To remark or comment critically, usually with strong disapproval or censure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take cognizance or notice.
- To comment critically; make remarks by way of criticism or censure; pass strictures or criticisms.
- Synonyms Of animadvert upon: To comment upon, criticize, disapprove, reprehend, blame, censure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by
that . - intransitive verb To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; -- with
on orupon . - intransitive verb Archaic To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete, intransitive To
consider . - verb archaic, law, intransitive To turn
judicial attention (to); topunish orcriticise . - verb To
criticise ,censure .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Turning is so versatile: avert invert revert animadvert pervert evert convert divert revert.
Justine Lai paints herself having sex with each of the Presidents, beginning with George Washington. Ann Althouse 2009
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The landlord, John Mengs, who had assumed a seat somewhat elevated at the head of the table, did not omit to observe this mark of insubordination, and to animadvert upon it.
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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The Nabob finding his time after dinner hang somewhat heavy on his hand, and the moon being tolerably bright, had, one harvest evening, sought his usual remedy for dispelling ennui by a walk to the Manse, where he was sure, that, if he could not succeed in engaging the minister himself in some disputation, he would at least find something in the establishment to animadvert upon and to restore to order.
Saint Ronan's Well 2008
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As Clarissa writes, “it would have shown a particularity that a vain man would construe to his advantage, and which my sister would not fail to animadvert upon.”
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And certainly it must, when it can be the cause of the letter I have before me, and which I must no farther animadvert upon, because you forbid me to do so.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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Nor have I been solicitous to animadvert, as thou wentest along, upon thy inventions, and their tendency.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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I shall not take upon me to animadvert upon this; but certain it is, that Johnson paid great attention to Taylor.
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I presumed to animadvert on his eulogy on Garrick, in his Lives of the Poets.
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He would say a word to her when he was dressing, assuring her that he had not intended to animadvert in the slightest degree upon her own conduct.
He Knew He Was Right 2004
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It is not our business to animadvert upon these lines; we are not critics, but historians.
The Blue Fairy Book 2003
john commented on the word animadvert
"I know this will sound odd to the American English speaker, but in Europe to animadvert “Hell is other people’s pants�? would leave one open to charges of filthy-mindedness, and possibly a visit from the authorities."
The New York Times, Garment District, by Will Self, August 26, 2008
August 28, 2008
reesetee commented on the word animadvert
Ha!
August 28, 2008
knitandpurl commented on the word animadvert
"If I animadvert on Rackham it's because of what happened to Mr & Mrs Ralph this week."
Psychogeography by Will Self, 197
October 17, 2010