advertise

or ad·ver·tize

[ ad-ver-tahyz, ad-ver-tahyz ]
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verb (used with object),ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.
  1. to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.

  2. to give information to the public about; announce publicly in a newspaper, on radio or television, etc.: to advertise a reward.

  1. to call attention to, in a boastful or ostentatious manner: Stop advertising yourself!

  2. Obsolete. to give notice, advice, or information to; inform: I advertised him of my intention.

  3. Obsolete. to admonish; warn.

verb (used without object),ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.
  1. to ask for something by placing a notice in a newspaper, over radio or television, etc.: to advertise for a house to rent.

  2. to offer goods for sale or rent, solicit funds, etc., by means of advertisements: It pays to advertise.

  1. Cards.

    • Poker. to bluff so as to make the bluff obvious.

    • Rummy. to discard a card in order to induce an opponent to discard one of the same suit or denomination.

Origin of advertise

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English advertisen, from Middle French avertiss-, long stem of avertir, from Vulgar Latin advertire (unrecorded), Latin advertere “to pay attention,” literally, “to turn toward” (see advert1 ); the expected Middle English advertishen (unrecorded) probably conformed to advertisement or the suffix -ize

Other words from advertise

  • ad·ver·tis·a·ble [ad-ver-tahy-zuh-buhl, ad-ver-tahy-], /ˈæd vərˌtaɪ zə bəl, ˌæd vərˈtaɪ-/, adjective
  • ad·ver·tis·er, noun
  • o·ver·ad·ver·tise, verb, o·ver·ad·ver·tised, o·ver·ad·ver·tis·ing.
  • pre·ad·ver·tise, verb, pre·ad·ver·tised, pre·ad·ver·tis·ing.
  • pre·ad·ver·tis·er, noun
  • re·ad·ver·tise, verb, re·ad·ver·tised, re·ad·ver·tis·ing.
  • un·ad·ver·tised, adjective
  • well-ad·ver·tised, adjective

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How to use advertise in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for advertise

advertise

sometimes US advertize

/ (ˈædvəˌtaɪz) /


verb
  1. to present or praise (goods, a service, etc) to the public, esp in order to encourage sales

  2. to make (something, such as a vacancy, article for sale, etc) publicly known, as to possible applicants, buyers, etc: to advertise a job

  1. (intr foll by for) to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etc: she advertised for a cook

  2. obsolete to warn; caution

Origin of advertise

1
C15: from a lengthened stem of Old French avertir, ultimately from Latin advertere to turn one's attention to. See adverse

Derived forms of advertise

  • advertiser or sometimes US advertizer, noun

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