counsel against

counsel someone against something

to advise someone against doing something. The lawyer counseled her against suing the government. I was counseled against going for a walk alone at night.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hughard	-	Ancient Germanic
Emmerich	E-me-rikh (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
HrÓ&Eth;Valdr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Meadows	[medəuz]
Aelia	-	Ancient Roman
Adolphe	-	French