an·i·mad·vert 
(
ăn
′ə-m
ăd-vûrt
)
intr.v. an·i·mad·vert·ed,
an·i·mad·vert·ing,
an·i·mad·verts To remark or comment critically, usually with strong disapproval or censure.
[Middle English animadverten, to notice, from Latin animadvertere : animus, mind; see anə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + advertere, to turn toward; see ADVERSE.]