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counsel

noun

1 counsel

A lawyer who pleads cases in court.

synonyms: advocate, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader.

Roget 968: lawyer, attorney, legal counsel; counsel, counsellor, counsellor at law, attorney at law; jurist, legist, civilian, pundit, publicist, juris consult [Lat.], ... show more

Roget 695: advice, counsel, adhortation; word to the wise; suggestion, submonition, recommendation, advocacy; advisement.    exhortation etc. (persuasion) 615; ... show more

Dutch: advocaat, raadsman
Polish: adwokat, obrona, obroĊ„ca

2 counsel

Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.

synonyms: counseling, counselling, direction, guidance.

Dutch: advies, raadsman, advocaat, voorlichting

verb

1 counsel

Give advice to:
— The teacher counsels troubled students.
— The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud.

synonyms: advise, rede.

Roget 695: advise, counsel; give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice [Fr.]; suggest, prompt, submonish, recommend, prescribe, advocate; exhort etc. (persuade) ... show more

Dutch: informeren, raadgeven, advies geven, aanraden, aanbevelen, adviseren, begeleiden, coachen


Moby thesaurus: Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, admonition, advice, advise, advise with, advisement, adviser, advising, advisor, advocacy, advocate, agent, aim, ambition, amicus curiae, animus, aspiration, attorney ... show more.

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