ANIMADVERT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they animadvert ... he / she / it animadverts

Past simple: animadverted

Past participle: animadverted

-ing form: animadverting

Meaning:

Express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "animadvert" is one way to...):

censure; criminate; reprimand (rebuke formally)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

animadversion (harsh criticism or disapproval)

Meaning:

Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Example:

John spoke up at the meeting

Synonyms:

animadvert; opine; sound off; speak out; speak up

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "animadvert" is one way to...):

declare (state emphatically and authoritatively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "animadvert"):

editorialise; editorialize (insert personal opinions into an objective statement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE