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
Serdar	-	Turkish
Battista	baht-TEE-stah	Italian
Sacha	-	French
Tanika	tə-NEE-kə	African American
Lambert	LAHM-bert (German), LAHM-bərt (Dutch), lam-BER (French), LAM-bərt (English)	German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Fishke	-	Yiddish