Advise

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪz
• US IPA: /ædˈvaɪz/
• Rhymes: -aɪz

Alternative forms

• advize obsolete
• avise 13th-16th c.
• avize 16th c.

Origin

Middle English avisen ("to perceive, consider, inform"), from Old French aviser, from Late Latin advisō, from ad + visō, from Latin videō ("to see"), visum ("past participle of videō"). See also advice.

Full definition of advise

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To look at, watch; to see.
• 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:when that villain he auiz'd, which late
  Affrighted had the fairest Florimell,
  Full of fiers fury, and indignant hate,
  To him he turned ....
2. (transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.
3. (transitive) To give information or notice to; to inform; — with of before the thing communicated.We were advised of the risk.
4. (intransitive) To consider, to deliberate.
• 1843, Thomas_Carlyle, , book 2, ch. VIII, The Election… is reported to accordingly. His Majesty, advising of it for a moment, orders that Samson be brought in with the other Twelve.

Usage notes

This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See .

Synonyms

Derived terms

• advice
• advisable
• advisement
• adviser

Anagrams

• avised, Davies