to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc.: He advised secrecy for the sake of national security.
to give (a person, group, etc.) information or notice (often followed by of): The investors were advised of the risk. They advised him that this was their final notice.
verb (used without object),ad·vised,ad·vis·ing.
to take counsel; consult (usually followed by with): I shall advise with my friends.
to offer counsel; give advice or recommend particular actions, conduct, etc.: I shall act as you advise.
Origin of advise
1275–1325;late Middle English; replacing Middle Englishavisen < Anglo-French,Old Frenchaviser, verbal derivative of avis opinion (< a vis; see advice)
Related formspre·ad·vise, verb (used with object),pre·ad·vised,pre·ad·vis·ing.re·ad·vise, verb,re·ad·vised,re·ad·vis·ing.Can be confusedadviceadvise (see synonym study at advice)
verb(when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
to offer advice (to a person or persons); counselhe advised the king; to advise caution; he advised her to leave
(tr sometimes foll by of) formalto inform or notify
(intr foll by with) mainlyUSorobsoleteto consult or discuss
Word Origin for advise
C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin advīsāre (unattested) to consider, from Latin ad- to + visāre (unattested), from vīsere to view, from vidēre to see
late 13c., avisen "to view, consider," from Old French aviser "deliberate, reflect, consider" (13c.), from avis "opinion" (see advice). Meaning "to give counsel to" is late 14c. Related: Advised; advising.
