v. Forms: 3–6 avise, 4–5 avyse, 6 avize, 5–6 advyse, 6 advyce, 6–8 advice, 4– advise. [a. Fr. avise-r:—late L. advīsāre, f. late L. advīsum view, opinion: see ADVICE. Refash. in 5–6 after occ. MFr. spelling adviser.]
† 1. trans. To look at, view, observe, consider, watch; also, to watch for. Obs.
1297. R. Glouc., 558. He avisede þe ost suiþe wel.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Doctoures T., 124. This juge his eyghen cast Upon this mayde, avysing hir ful fast.
a. 1450. Knt. de la Tour, 55. The serpent avised her tyme whanne Eve was from her husbonde alone.
1529. Rastell, Pastyme (1811), 172. He rode about the castell to advyse it.
1596. Spenser, F. Q., II. xii. 66. Abasht that her a straunger did avise.
1603. Holland, Plutarch’s Mor., 96. They advised you well and their eie was never off, wondering to see your rich purple robes.
† b. absol. Obs.
1509. Barclay, Shyp of Folys (1874), II. 29. Such ar so blynde that they can not aduyse.
† c. To look to, provide for (cf. OFr. avisé, muni, doué, Godef.). Obs. rare.
c. 1420. Pallad. on Husb., V. 14. Hit doungeth landes lene, and beestes lorne For lene it fedeth uppe, and seek aviseth.
† 2. causal. To make (one) observe (a thing); also, To bring (a thing) into view. Obs. (Cf. 10, 11.)
c. 1460. Towneley Myst., 61. My wand he bad, in thi present, I shuld lay downe, and the avyse How it shuld turne to oone serpent.
1557. Surrey, Aeneid, IV. 461. The troubled ghost doth fray me, and advise The wronged hed by me of my deare sonne, Whom I defraud of the Hisperian crown.
† 3. To look at mentally; to consider, think of, think over, ponder. Obs.
c. 1374. Chaucer, Boethius (1868), 174. Yif þou wolt þan þenke and avisen þe prescience by whiche it knoweþ al[le] þinges.
c. 1460. Fortescue, Absol. & Lim. Mon. (1714), 105. Hyt may than be advysed by the Counceile, hou such a person may be rewarded.
1578. T. N., trans. Conq. W. India, 123. Advising them to be madde and stubborne in their opinion.
1677. Yarranton, Eng. Improv., 18. He advises not his Creditors, but his own interest.
b. Sc. Law. To consider together; to reconsider a verdict, to review or revise. (Also called ‘taking into avizandum.’)
1609. Skene, Reg. Maj., 121. That the Judge advise the cause, and decerne, quhether that quhilk was admitted to probation, is sufficientlie proven, or not proven.
1863. Scotsman, 16 March. Some time ago the case was again heard before both Divisions, and to-day it was advised.
† 4. To devise, to purpose. Obs.
c. 1340. Gawayne & Green Knt., 45. With alle þe mete & þe mirþe þat men couþe a-vyse.
1483. Caxton, Gold. Leg., 128/4. They that were enuyous durst not auyse on her ony euyl fame.
1586. Lett. to Earl Leycester, 2. I did therefore aduise to haue this my letter … to be ready.
† 5. refl. To bethink oneself; take thought, consider, reflect. (Fr. s’aviser.) Const. of, on, upon, subord. cl.; also inf. phr. implying caution. Obs. See also ADVISED 1.
1297. R. Glouc., 547. Hii wende & auisede hom somdel vp an doun, That hii miȝte bewar of hor fon.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Melibeus, 167. Ye moste auyse yow on it ful ofte. Ibid., Schipm. T., 236. Therfor have I gret necessité Upon this queynte world to avyse me.
1393. Gower, Conf., III. 234. Therfore a prince him shuld advise, Er that he fell in such riote.
1491. Caxton, How to Die, 1. Fewe there be that aduyse theym of theyr ende.
1557. N. T. (Genevan), Matt. xxi. 29. But afterwarde [he] aduised him selfe, and went.
1563. Homilies, II. xvii. IV. (1640), 235. Let us well advise our selves to advouch that certainly, whereof we have no good knowledge.
1601. Shaks., Twel. N., IV. ii. 102. Aduise you what you say; the minister is heere.
1623. Camden, Rem. (1637), 124. When they shall better advise themselves … they will not presse mee ouer eagerly herein.
[a. 1656. Hales, Gold. Rem. (1688), 99. When David advised with himself.]
† 6. intr. (by omission of refl. pron.) To take thought, consider, reflect, ponder, deliberate. Obs.
c. 1374. Chaucer, Troylus, V. 1657. He gan to taken of it hede, Avysynge of the lengthe and of the brede.
1485. Caxton, Paris & Vienne, 30. He aduysed yf he lacked ony thynge.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, VIII. i. 46. Auising wele, quhou al this thing was wrocht.
1611. Bible, 2 Sam. xxiv. 13. Now aduise, and see what answere I shall returne.
a. 1642. Quarles, Glor. Cœli, in Farr’s S. P. (1848), 139. When I behold, and well advise upon The wise man’s speech.
1649. Evelyn, Mem. (1857), III. 39. Please to advise to what persons you communicate the author of this intelligence, for he desires to be concealed.
1671. Milton, Samson, 326. Advise Forthwith how thou oughtst to receive him.
Whence, by extension to a multitude.
7. To consider in company, to hold a consultation, to take counsel. Const. on, upon, of. Obs. exc. in To advise with: to consult with.
1513–75. Diurnal of Occurr. (1833), 88. The quenis majestie and counsell awysit thairvpone.
1623. Bingham, Xenophon, 121. The other Coronels said, they would aduise, and returne him answer.
1636. Healey, Theophrastus’ Charac., iv. 16. Who distrusting his friends and familiars, in serious affairs adviseth with his servants.
1641. in Rushworth’s Hist. Coll., III. (1692), I. 310. To be read in full Parliament, and to be advised of by both Houses.
1722. Col. Records Penn., III. 158. Chiefly to advice with them on that Head.
1852. Miss Yonge, Cameos (1877), III. xiv. 121. Edward … merely told them that he must advise with his Council.
8. absol. To offer counsel, as one of a consulting body; to give advice.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, II. 298. As he awisyt, now have thai done.
1530. Palsgr., 441. I avyse, I rede or counsayle, Jaduise.
1611. Bible, 1 Kings xii. 6. How doe you aduise, that I may answere this people?
1850. Lytton, My Novel, I. xi. 39. Mr. Hazeldean sowed and ploughed … very much as Mr. Stirn condescended to advise.
9. trans. To give counsel to, to counsel, caution, warn. a. at first simply; then with subord. cl. or inf.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, XVI. 134. Othir lordis that war him by Avisit the king.
1485. Caxton, Chas. the Gt., 194. He was taken and not slayn … to thende that he shold be aduysed to byleue in Ihesu cryst.
1509. Fisher, Serm., Wks. 1876, 292. An olde Gentylwoman … dyde aduyse her to commende herselfe to saynt Nycholas.
1593. T. Watson, Sonnet, v. (Arb.), 181. She … Aduised the boy what scandall it would bee.
1604. Marlowe, Faustus, vii. 80. Well use that trick no more I would advise you.
1713. Derham, Physico-Theol., III. iv. 82. Should we pretend to amend his work; Or to advise infinite Wisdom.
1860. Tyndall, Glaciers, I. § 16, 104. My host advised me to avail myself of the promising weather.
† b. to, from, against an action or course. Obs.
1483. Caxton, G. de la Tour, 128. To be auised and saued from velaine reproche.
1605. Shaks., Lear, III. vii. 9. Aduice the Duke … to a most festiuate preparation.
1699. Bentley, Phalaris, 480. [He] sprinkles a little dust among the Bees, advising them to milder counsels.
1734. trans. Rollin’s Rom. Hist. (1827), II. 358. Crœsus took upon him to advise Cambyses against his conduct.
1779. Johnson, L. P., Pope (1787), IV. 8. Walsh advised him to correctness.
† c. with personal obj. understood and cl. or phr. retained, the latter becoming at length the obj. Obs.
1586. Lett. to Earl Leycester, 23. They durst not aduise any security to rest in any, no not in all of them.
1613. Shaks., Hen. VIII., I. i. 114. Loe, where comes that Rock That I aduice your shunning.
1728. T. Sheridan, Persius, iii. (1739), 47. In the next Place he advises to consider the End of our Creation.
d. with objective of the thing.
1658–9. Sir H. Vane, in Burton’s Diary (1828), IV. 183. I cannot advise it to be well for you.
1693. Mem. Count Teckely, I. 51. Having been the first to advice the War.
1735. Pope, Sat., i. 19. Celsus will advise Hartshorn, or something that shall close your eyes.
1798. Southey, Sonnets, xi. Wks. II. 95. Wisely was it he advised distrust.
10. To give notice or intimation, to instruct, to inform, to apprise (a person). esp. To send (him) formal notice (of a transaction). Const. of, or subord. cl.
1591. Shaks., Two Gent., III. i. 122. Aduise me, where I may haue such a Ladder.
1622. R. Hawkins, Voy. to S. Sea, 229. My servants … advised me ordinarily of that which past.
1710. Steele, Tatler, No. 7, ¶ 7. The States are advised that the Auxiliaries of Saxony were arrived.
1855. Prescott, Philip II. (1857), I. 119. He advised the constable of this at once.
1879. Globe, 17 Sept., 7/1. [He] advised the inspector that Gaydon had committed a murder.
11. To give information of, announce (an event, transaction). (Commercial.)
1880. Echo, 3 March. The manager … advises the landing of the first Palestine party.
Comm. Have these drafts been advised?
