animadvert
1 synonym for animadvert, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To criticise or find fault with something.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Taken from Latin animadvertō, made up of Latin animum (“mind”) — the accusative singular of animus (“mind; soul; life force”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos (“breath”), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) — and Latin advertō (“to turn to”), from Latin ad- (“to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at...
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