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Animadvert: alternatives and connections

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Animadvert

To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by that.

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Censure 76% connected

Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Criminate 76% connected

To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Declare 76% connected

To make clear; to free from obscurity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reprimand 76% connected

Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Censure 74% connected

Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Censure 74% connected

Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 1

Opine 92% connected

To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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