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adverto

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Etymology

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    From ad- +‎ vertō.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    advertō (present infinitive advertere, perfect active advertī, supine adversum); third conjugation

    1. to turn to or towards
      Synonym: vertō
    2. to steer or pilot (a ship)
    3. (figuratively) to turn the mind to, give attention or draw attention to, attend
      Synonyms: intendō, attendō, animadvertō, adversō
      • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.116:
        “[...] paucīs, adverte, docēbō.”
        “[...] With a few [words] — pay attention — I shall explain.”

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    References

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    • 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[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to turn one's eyes (ears, attention) towards an object: oculos (aures, animum) advertere ad aliquid