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<i>Wyclif.</i>

<blockquote><b>Adversity</b> is not without comforts and hopes. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.</syn>

<h1>Advert</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad*vert"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Adverted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Adverting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>advertere</ets>, v. t., to turn to; <ets>ad + vertere</ets> to turn: cf. F. <ets>avertir</ets>. See <er>Advertise</er>.]</ety> <def>To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with <i>to</i>; <as>as, he <ex>adverted</ex> to what was said</as>.</def>

<blockquote>I may again <b>advert</b> to the distinction. <i>Owen.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn.- To refer; allude; regard. See <er>Refer</er>.</syn>

<h1>Advertence, Advertency</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw><hw>Ad*vert"ence</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ad*vert"en*cy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw><ety>[OF. <ets>advertence</ets>, <ets>avertence</ets>, LL. <ets>advertentia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advertens</ets>. See <er>Advertent</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.</def>

<blockquote>To this difference it is right that <b>advertence</b> should be had in regulating taxation. <i>J. S. Mill.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Advertent</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad*vert"ent</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>advertens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>advertere</ets>. See <er>Advert</er>.]</ety> <def>Attentive; heedful; regardful.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*vert"ent*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Advertise</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad`ver*tise"</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Advertised</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Advertising</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>avertir</ets>, formerly also spelt <ets>advertir</ets>, to warn, give notice to, L. <ets>advertere</ets> to turn to. The ending was probably influenced by the noun <ets>advertisement</ets>. See <er>Advert</er>.]</ety> <def>To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by <i>of</i> before the subject of information; <as>as, to <ex>advertise</ex> a man of his loss</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>I will <b>advertise</b> thee what this people shall do. <i>Num. xxiv. 14.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a printed notice; <as>as, to <ex>advertise</ex> goods for sale, a lost article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To apprise; inform; make known; notify; announce; proclaim; promulgate; publish.</syn>

<h1>Advertisement</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad*ver"tise*ment</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.<ets>avertisement</ets>, formerly also spelled <ets>advertissement</ets>, a warning, giving notice, fr. <ets>avertir</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of informing or notifying; notification.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>An <b>advertisement</b> of danger. <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Admonition; advice; warning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Therefore give me no counsel: My griefs cry louder than <b>advertisement</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public print; anything that advertises; <as>as, a newspaper containing many <ex>advertisement</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Advertiser</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad`ver*tis"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, advertises.</def>

<h1>Advice</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>Ad*vice"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>avis</ets>, F. <ets>avis</ets>; <ets><?/</ets> + OF. <ets>vis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>visum</ets> seemed, seen; really p. p. of <ets>videre</ets> to see, so that <ets>vis</ets> meant that which has seemed best. See <er>Vision</er>, and cf. <er>Avise</er>, <er>Advise</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.</def>

<blockquote>We may give <b>advice</b>, but we can not give conduct. <i>Franklin.</i></blockquote>

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