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In Reply to: Re: The Big Six posted by Peter H on November 28, 2001 at 20:40:36:
ANIMADVERT | anmdvt | v. LME. [L animadvertere, f. animum the mind + advertere ADVERT v.] 1 v.t. Pay attention to, observe. LME-L17. 2 v.i. Pay attention to; observe, remark, consider, (that). M16. 3 v.i. Pass criticism or censure on (occas. against). M17. 4 v.i. Pass judgement, take punitive action, (against, (up)on). arch. L17.
1 I. NEWTON The lightshall in comparison not be strong enough to be animadverted. 2 H. FIELDING Animadvert that you are in the house of a great lady. 3 POPE Your grace very justly animadverts against the too great disposition of finding faults. H. JAMES Heinclined a critical head to either quarter, andanimadverted to his companion on this passage and that. 4 JAS. MILL It is for the tribunal before which he offends to animadvert upon his conduct.
animadverter n. M17.
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