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      animadvert
      verb
      express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
      express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
      Roots
      animusanim- · Latin · mindadad- · Latin · towardverterevert- · Latin · to turn
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      The word animadvert breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: anim, from Latin animus (“mind”); ad-, from Latin ad (“toward”); and vert, from Latin vertere (“to turn”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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