advertize

ad·ver·tize

[ad-ver-tahyz, ad-ver-tahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), ad·ver·tized, ad·ver·tiz·ing.

ad·ver·tiz·a·ble [ad-ver-tahy-zuh-buhl, ad-ver-tahy-] , adjective
ad·ver·tiz·er, noun
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advertise or advertize (ˈædvəˌtaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Advertize is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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