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Variant of advise

advise Definition

ad·vise (ad vīz′, əd-)

transitive verb advised -·vised′, advising -·vis′·ing

  1. to give advice or an opinion to; counsel
  2. to offer as advice; recommend
  3. to notify; inform he was advised of the facts

Etymology: ME avisen, orig., to consider < OFr aviser < ML advisare < advisum: see advice

intransitive verb

  1. to discuss something and get advice; consult (with a person)
  2. to give advice

Related Forms:

  • advisee ad·visee (ad′vī zē′, ad vī′-) noun
  • advisor ad·vi′·sor noun or adviser ad·vis′er
adviser Synonyms

adviser

n.

counselor, consultant, guide, mentor, counsel, lawyer, attorney, solicitor, instructor, preceptor, tutor, teacher, coach, therapist, monitor, admonitor, back-seat driver, Solon, Nestor, doctor, judge, priest, confessor, confidant, informant, helper, partner, referee, director, prompter, expert, authority, cabinet, right-hand man*; see also friend 1, specialist, teacher 1.

adviser Quotes

Un journal est un conseiller qu'on n'a pas besoin d'aller chercher, mais qui se pre¤  sente de lui-me"  me et qui vous parle tous les jours et brie'  vement de l'affaire commune, sans vous de¤  ranger de vos affaires particulie'  res. A newspaper is an adviser whom one does not need to seek out, but one who comes of his own accord and speaks to you every day, briefly, of public affairs, without disturbing you from your own.

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