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ANIMADVERT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they animadvert
... he / she / it animadverts
Past simple: animadverted
-ing form: animadverting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "animadvert" is one way to...):
censure; criminate; reprimand (rebuke formally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
animadversion (harsh criticism or disapproval)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
Example:
John spoke up at the meeting
Synonyms:
animadvert; opine; sound off; speak out; speak up
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "animadvert" is one way to...):
declare (state emphatically and authoritatively)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "animadvert"):
editorialise; editorialize (insert personal opinions into an objective statement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE