disadvise
disadvise verb: to advise against.
Verb
disadvise (third-person singular simple present disadvises, present participle disadvising, simple past and past participle disadvised)
- To advise against.
- I had a clear reason to disadvise the purchase of it.a. 1691, Robert Boyle, Works, Volume V, page 464
- In this case, therefore, I conceive the plaintiff must be nonsuited and I should disadvise the bringing any such action.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling, Digitized edition, volume 1, published 2008, page 123
- Synonyms:
- counteradvise, dissuade
- To dissuade.
- I am sure he disadvised you from it1855, Anthony Trollope, The Chronicles of Barsetshire: The Warden
- The Convention sanctioned the exercise in Bechuanaland of that Imperial influence and protection which Sir Hercules had opposed at Pretoria and disadvised Her Majesty's Government against, as quoted above.1888, Parliamentary Papers, volume 74, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, page 9
Synonyms of disadvise
Forms of disadvise
| third-person singular present | disadvises |
|---|---|
| present participle | disadvising |
| past participle | disadvised |
| past | disadvised |
Origin of disadvise
From dis- + advise.
Questions about disadvise
- What does disadvise mean?
- Disadvise means to advise against.
- What part of speech is disadvise?
- Disadvise is a verb.
- What is the past tense of disadvise?
- The past tense of disadvise is disadvised.
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