advertise or advertize (ˈædvəˌtaɪz)

—vb (foll by for)
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
3.	to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etc: she advertised for a cook
4.	obsolete to warn; caution

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

advertize or advertize

—vb

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

'advertiser or advertize

—n

'advertizer or advertize

—n

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