animadvert

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to comment critically or make hostile remarks

   The critic animadverted on the play's clumsy ending.

From Latin animadvertere ('to take notice of, censure'), a contraction of animum advertere ('to turn the mind to'), from animus ('mind') + advertere ('to turn to'), from ad- ('to') + vertere ('to turn').

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