English → Latin
“advise” in Latin
The English word advise itself goes back to Latin ad, through advisō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
advise
consilium dare. To advise to anything, to do anything, auctorem esse alicujus rei or with infinitive (of an adviser whose advice is that principally considered): suasorem esse alicujus rei: suadere alicui aliquid or, mostly, with ut (to advise by aiming at influencing the understanding): hortatorem esse alicujus rei: hortari aliquid: hortari (aliquem) with ut (to exhort; to aim at influencing the will). (The words are found in this connection and order), suadere et hortari: auctorem et suasorem esse: monere (to give warning advice, appealing to the consciousness and judgment; followed by ut, ne): censeo (to give it as one’s opinion; with ut, or subj. without ut). To advise to concord, hortari ad concordiam: to peace, pacis auctorem esse; pacem suadere. I advise you to leave off, censeo desistas.
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Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for advise?
- The usual Latin words for “advise” are hortor, moneō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.