Crossword clues for counselled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a person.
Good sir, I do in friendship counsel you To leave this place.
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To advise or recommend, as an act or course.
They who counsel war.
--Milton.Thus Belial, with words clothed in reason's garb, Counseled ignoble ease and peaceful sloth.
--Milton.
Wiktionary
WordNet
See counsel
n. a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader]
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: guidance, counseling, counselling, direction]
[also: counselling, counselled]
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]
Usage examples of "counselled".
How La Beale Isoud counselled Sir Tristram to go unto the court, to the great feast of Pentecost .
Of the holy communication of an abbot to Sir Bors, and how the abbot counselled him .
Sir, said he, I am a knight that fain would be counselled in the quest of the Sangreal, for he shall have much earthly worship that may bring it to an end.
Presently, when he too could put to sea again, and had sailed on as far as the Malean heads, Zeus counselled evil against him and made it it blow hard till the waves ran mountains high.
For he that lies or prevaricates may not well be counselled, at least in so far as he has deceived.
You have erred, also, in that it appears to have sufficed you to be counselled by these councillors only, and with little advising.
You are still young you might be the youngest of my own children still you have spoken wisely and have counselled the chief of the Achaeans not without discretion.
No doubt Morgaine would have counselled her so, that she should go with Lancelet to the fires .
She stared, but soon comprehending why I counselled her to utter the falsehood, she assured me she would not complain.
I had counselled Catherine to dine upstairs, but as soon as he perceived her vacant seat he sent me to call her.
Then his heart counselled him not so to do, inasmuch as Sir Lionel was his elder brother, wherefore he ought to bear him reverence.