advise English · revision 7997

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1297|origins=la video}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ədˈvaɪz/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English avisen, [[bor|fro|aviser|t=to look at, consider, reflect]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from avis, opinion (see [[advice]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from the phrase ço m'est à vis, it seems to me, or Vulgar Latin *mi est visum, in my view,^(Etymonline) ultimately from Latin vīsum, the past participle of [[m|la|video|alt=vidēre|t=to see]];^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) NODE derives it from Latin ad- and vīsere, to look at.^(NODE 1998) The spelling with d, after Latin, replaced avisen in the late 15th century.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To look at, view, consider: 1297 in the OED, the late 13th century in Etymonline; obsolete.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ NODE notes that the original senses included to look at and consider, hence to consult with others.^(NODE 1998) To examine, find out, decide or devise are senses of about 1300.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) To give counsel to is from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) To inform or notify is a formal sense,^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) and ''advise with'', to consult, is chiefly American or obsolete,^(Collins 2023) though it survived in Scots and Yorkshire dialect.^(Wright 1898) ''Adviser'' is from 1611, and the later advisor a back-formation from advisory (1778) or from Late Latin advisor.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1297 – to look at (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1300 – to examine, consider.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * late 14th century – to counsel.^(Etymonline)

+ * late 15th century – spelling advise.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1611 – adviser.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To give [[advice]] to; to [[counsel]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To recommend: ''to advise caution''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(formal)'' To inform or notify.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(advise with, chiefly US)'' To consult.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[advisee]]

+ * [[advisory]]

+ * [[misadvise]]

+ * [[readvise]]

+ * [[advice]]

+ * [[advisable]]

+ * [[advisement]]

+ * [[adviser]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[visit]]

+ * [[vision]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}