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[1b] counsel, suggest; also advocate, back, favor, support

[2] acquaint, apprise, brief, clue, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, inform, instruct, tell, wise—more at ENLIGHTEN

[3] confer, consult, counsel, parley, powwow, treat—more at CONFER

ad·vis·er also ad·vi·sor noun : one that gives advice

ad·vised adjective : thought out : CONSIDERED

— ad·vis·ed·ly adverb

Synonyms

calculated, deliberate, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful—more at DELIBERATE

ad·vise·ment noun 1 : careful consideration

2 : the act of advising

ad·vi·so·ry adjective 1 : having or exercising power to advise

2 : containing advice

1advocate noun [ORIGIN: ultim. fr. L advocare to summon, fr. ad- to + vocare to call]

1 : one who pleads another's cause

2 : one who argues or pleads for a cause or proposal

— ad·vo·ca·cy noun

Synonyms

[1] attorney, counsel, lawyer—more at LAWYER

[2] apostle, backer, booster, champion, exponent, friend, promoter, proponent, supporter—more at EXPONENT

2advocate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing : to plead in favor of

— ad·vo·ca·tion noun

Synonyms

back, champion, endorse, patronize, support—more at SUPPORT

advt abbreviation advertisement

adze also adz noun : a tool with a curved blade set at right angles to the handle that is used in shaping wood

AEC abbreviation Atomic Energy Commission

ae·gis noun 1 : one that protects : SHIELD

2 : PATRONAGE, SPONSORSHIP

Synonyms

armor, cover, defense, guard, protection, safeguard, screen, security, shield, wall, ward—more at DEFENSE

ae·o·li·an harp noun : a box with strings that produce musical sounds when the wind blows on them

ae·on or eon noun : an indefinitely long time : AGE

Synonyms

age, cycle, eternity—more at AGE

aer·ate verb aer·at·ed; aer·at·ing 1 : to supply (blood) with oxygen by respiration

2 : to supply, impregnate, or combine with a gas and esp. air

— aer·a·tion noun

— aer·a·tor noun

1aerial adjective 1 : inhabiting, occurring in, or done in the air

2 : AIRY

3 : of or relating to aircraft

2aerial noun : ANTENNA 2

ae·ri·al·ist noun : a performer of feats above the ground esp. on a trapeze

ae·rie noun : a highly placed nest (as of an eagle)

aer·o·bat·ics noun singular or plural : spectacular flying feats and maneuvers

aer·o·bic adjective 1 : living or active only in the presence of oxygen <~ bacteria>

2 involving or increasing oxygen consumption <~ activity>; also : of or relating to aerobics

— aer·o·bi·cal·ly adverb

aer·o·bics noun singular or plural : strenuous exercises that produce a marked temporary increase in respiration and heart rate; also : a system of physical conditioning involving these

aero·drome noun, chiefly British

: AIRPORT

aero·dy·nam·ics noun : the science dealing with the forces acting on bodies in motion in a gas (as air)

— aero·dy·nam·ic also aero·dy·nam·i·cal adjective

— aero·dy·nam·i·cal·ly adverb

aero·naut noun [ORIGIN: F aéronaute, ultim. fr. Gk aēr air + nautēs sailor]

: one who operates or travels in an airship or balloon

aero·nau·tics noun : the science of aircraft operation

— aero·nau·ti·cal also aero·nau·tic adjective

aero·sol noun 1 : a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas

2 : a substance (as an insecticide) dispensed from a pressurized container as an aerosol

aero·space noun : the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond

— aerospace adjective

aery adjective aer·i·er; -est : having an aerial quality : ETHEREAL

aes·thete noun : a person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty esp. in art

aes·thet·ic adjective 1 : of or relating to aesthetics : ARTISTIC

2 : appreciative of the beautiful

— aes·thet·i·cal·ly adverb

aes·thet·ics noun : a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, creation, and appreciation of beauty

AF abbreviation 1 air force

2 audio frequency

1afar adverb : from, at, or to a great distance

2afar noun : a great distance

AFB abbreviation air force base

AFC abbreviation