ANIMADVERT

v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by that. Dr. H. More.

2.
v.

To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; -- with on or upon. I should not animadvert on him . . . if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare. Dryden.

3.
v.

To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment. [Archaic] Grew.

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