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Animadverting

To criticise, to censure.

📖 Definitions of "Animadverting"

verb
  1. 1

    To criticise, to censure.

  2. 2

    To consider.

  3. 3

    To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Animadverting"

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WordDefinition
speak upverb(idiomatic) To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.
sound offverb(military) Command instructing a person to speak up or acknowledge something.
opineverb(intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
animadversionnoun(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
animatingEnlivening.
animadversionsnoun(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
animationnoun(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
animatedComposed of inanimate objects or drawings that have the illusion of motion through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
animatesverb(transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
animated cartoonnounAny of several types of film / movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.
animationsnoun(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
animaticnounAn animated storyboard used as a rough preview of a film or advertisement.
satirizingverb(transitive) To make a satire of; to mock.
animate beingnouna living organism characterized by voluntary movement
parodyingverbAn instance of parody.
advertingverb(intransitive) To take notice, to pay attention (to).
animatenounThat lives.
animallikeAlternative spelling of animal-like. [Resembling an animal.]
animatismnoun(anthropology) The belief that everything is pervaded by a life force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.
animatenessnounThe state or condition of being animate.

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