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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *adwertō. Equivalent to ad- + vertō.
Pronunciation
Verb
advertō (present infinitive advertere, perfect active advertī, supine adversum); third conjugation
- to turn to or towards
- Synonym: vertō
- to steer or pilot (a ship)
- (figuratively) to turn the mind to, give attention or draw attention to, attend
- Synonyms: intendō, attendō, animadvertō, adversō
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References
- “adverto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “adverto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- adverto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to turn one's eyes (ears, attention) towards an object: oculos (aures, animum) advertere ad aliquid