ədˈvīz also ad- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English avisen, advisen, partly from Old French aviser, adviser to give an opinion, inform, consider (from avis opinion), partly from Old French aviser, adviser to observe, recognize, perceive, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + viser to aim, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin visare, from Latin visus, past participle of vidēre to see
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to look at : observe , consider
abashed that her a stranger did advise — Edmund Spenser
2. obsolete : bethink
advise you what you say — Shakespeare
3.
a. : to give advice to : counsel
among those advising the president
was advised to try a warmer climate
b. : caution , warn
advised him of the danger
against which a solemn trespass board advised us — Mary Austin
c. : recommend
advise going slow
advised prudence
4. : to give information or notice to : inform , apprise
had not advised his friends of his marriage — Willa Cather
a note on the flyleaf advised that this was a limited edition — Discovery
a stone guidepost advised him that Gaza was still eight miles distant — L.C.Douglas
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to take thought : consider , deliberate
2. : to give advice : offer counsel
an article written to inform, not to advise
knowledge enabling them to advise on actions designed to improve the well-being of people — Fritz Machlup
3. : to take counsel : hold a consultation : consult — used with with
advise with friends
by cooperating and advising with voluntary … nonprofit organizations — U.S. Code
inspects their farms and advises with them on the best farming methods — Banking
Synonyms: see inform