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Verb: animadvert  ,a-nu,mad'vurt or ,a-nu-mud'vurt
  1. Express blame, censure or make a harshly critical remark
    "The critic animadverted on the author's poor writing style"
     
  2. Express an opinion, especially publicly or critically
    "He animadverted against the new policy";
    - opine, speak up, speak out, sound off

Derived forms: animadverted, animadverting, animadverts

Type of: censure, criminate, declare, pronounce, reprimand