: to give a recommendation about what should be done
advise on legal matters
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: to talk with someone in order to decide what should be done : consult
advise with friends
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Advise was borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century as avise (spelling variants with the d found in the Modern English began showing up in the 15th century). The word is derived from the Anglo-French aviser, itself from avis, meaning "opinion." That avis is not to be confused with the Latin word avis, meaning "bird" (an ancestor of such English words as avian and aviation). Instead, it results from the Old French phrase ce m'est a vis ("that appears to me"), a partial translation of Latin mihi visum est, "it seemed so to me" or "I decided." We advise you to remember that the verb advise is spelled with an s, whereas the related noun advice includes a stealthy c.
… the White House let it be known that the President had privately rebuked his Defense Secretary for not advising him of the extent of the problem. John F. Dickerson et al., Time, 17 May 2004Bureau of Land Management officials are recruiting a variety of Wyoming residents to serve on a working group that will advise the agency on possible changes to the level and pace of oil and gas development … Jeff Gearino, Casper Star Tribune, 3 Mar. 2003When I told my lawyer that my boyfriend was going to remodel my house, she advised me to get a strict estimate and regular billings … Jane Smiley, Harper's, June 2000Los Angeles Center advised me of a Boeing 747 at my one o'clock position and 500 feet below. Barbara Cushman Rowell, Plane & Pilot, 1994An internist … advised me of an experimental drug. Robert E. Neger, American Medical News, 2 Sept. 1991 I strongly advise you to sell your old car. We advised them to save their money. My doctor advised me to lose some weight. She advises the President on foreign affairs. We were thinking of buying that house, but our lawyer advised against it. I advise selling your old car. He advises patience when dealing with children. The boss asked us to keep him advised about how the project is going. See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English avisen, advisen "to look at, examine, find out, take thought, consider, decide, instruct, counsel," borrowed from Anglo-French aviser, adviser "to look at, examine, consider, give advice to, inform," partly from a- (going back to Latin ad-ad-) + viser "to see, catch sight of" (going back to Vulgar Latin *vīsāre, alteration, by conjugational change, of Latin vīsere "to go and look, look," frequentative of vidēre "to see"), partly verbal derivative of avis "thought, judgment" — more at advice