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animadvert

an·i·mad·vert [ ànnə mad vúrt, ànnəməd vúrt ] (past and past participle an·i·mad·vert·ed, present participle an·i·mad·vert·ing, 3rd person present singular an·i·mad·verts)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
comment critically: to comment critically or unfavorably ( formal )

[Mid-17th century. < Latin animadvertere "turn the mind toward" < animus "mind" + advertere (see advert1)]
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