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verb

Advise v. t. (past & past part. advised; pres. part. advising)

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."

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."

Synonyms: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.

Advise v. t.

To consider; to deliberate. (Obs.) "Advise if this be worth attempting."

To take counsel; to consult; followed by with; as, to advise with friends.

adjective

advised adj.

Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; said of actions. Often used in combination; as, ill-advised, well-advised. Also See: wise. Antonyms: unadvised, ill-advised.

Synonyms: considered, well-advised

Having received information; as, be kept advised.. Antonym: uninformed.

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Etymology of 'Advised'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Advised" Quotes from Famous Books

... La Terre, which aroused such an outcry that a prosecution followed, and Mr. Vizetelly was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Without raising any question as to the propriety of this prosecution, it is difficult to avoid pointing out that Mr. Vizetelly was singularly ill advised not to have taken into account the essential differences between English and French literature, and not have seen that the publication of this particular book in its entirety was an impossibility under ...

— A Zola Dictionary • J. G. Patterson

... invited me to be present at the raising of a Tilden and Hendricks flag there, and to take the stand and give them some "counsel." Well, I could not go, but gave them counsel and advice by letter, and in the kindliest terms as to the raising of the flag—advised ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... resembles lemonade, and of which each nut contains about a tumblerful. There was also offered to them a beverage named ava, which is intoxicating in its nature, and very disgusting in its preparation. This, however, Bukawanga advised them not to touch. ...

— Sunk at Sea • R.M. Ballantyne

... Helen much advised the consulting Lady Davenant first; but Lady Cecilia feared her mother might be too proud to consent to any advance on her own part. Helen still feared that the bringing together such discordant people would never succeed, but Lady Cecilia, always happy in paying herself ...

— Helen • Maria Edgeworth

... most beautiful woman of the age, and the daughter of Tyn'darus, King of Sparta, was sought in marriage by all the Princes of Greece. Tyndarus, perplexed with the difficulty of choosing one of the suitors without displeasing all the rest, being advised by the sage Ulysses, bound all of them by an oath that they would approve of the uninfluenced choice of Helen, and would unite to restore her to her husband, and to avenge the outrage, if ever she was carried off. Menela'us ...

— Mosaics of Grecian History • Marcius Willson and Robert Pierpont Willson

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