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avise

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

To inform, notify, or make aware; an obsolete verb meaning to advise or apprise.

Detailed Definition
“Avise” appears in Early Modern legal and poetic contexts to denote formal notification. In verse, it often introduces revelation or warning, positioning the speaker as a messenger of critical news. Though largely replaced by “advise,” its archaic form survives in historical pastiche to convey solemn communication or the weight of disclosed truth.
Example
Example in poetry:
I avise thee: trust not the serpent’s honeyed tongue; The squire avised the king of treason in the camp; She avised her love too late of treachery’s guise; Good sir, avise yourself ere stepping on that ice
Additional Notes
“Avise” is an obsolete verb meaning to inform, notify, or make aware—distinct from “advise” (to counsel). It appears in legal and poetic contexts of the 15th–17th centuries, often in formal declarations (“I avise thee of thy doom”). In verse, it introduces revelation, warning, or solemn communication, positioning the speaker as a messenger of critical news. Its archaic spelling preserves period authenticity in historical pastiche. Students should note the spelling distinction: “avise” = notify; “advise” = counsel. Related terms include “apprise,” “advertise” (in its original sense), and “forewarn.”
Also Known As
advise inform
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