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
Iudith	-	Biblical Latin
Halsten	-	Swedish
Fulvia	FOOL-vyah (Italian)	Italian, Ancient Roman
Geraint	GE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English)	Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Matild	-	Hungarian
CzesŁAwa	ches-WAH-vah	Polish