Counselled

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Counsel \Coun"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counseled} (-s[e^]ld)
     or {Counselled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counseling} or
     {Counselling}.] [OE. conseilen, counseilen, F. conseiller,
     fr. L. consiliari, fr. consilium counsel.]
     1. To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a
        person.


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              Good sir, I do in friendship counsel you
              To leave this place.                  --Shak.
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     2. To advise or recommend, as an act or course.
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              They who counsel war.                 --Milton.
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              Thus Belial, with words clothed in reason's garb,
              Counseled ignoble ease and peaceful sloth. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  counselled
       See {counsel}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  counsel
       n 1: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counselor},
             {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]
       2: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision
          or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counseling}, {counselling},
           {direction}]
       v : give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students";
           "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax
           fraud" [syn: {advise}]
       [also: {counselling}, {counselled}]