advertise

Or ad·ver·tize

[ad-ver-tahyz, ad-ver-tahyz]

verb (used with object)

advertised, advertising 

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.

3. to call attention to, in a boastful or ostentatious manner.

   Stop advertising yourself!

4. Obsolete.,  to give notice, advice, or information to; inform.

   I advertised him of my intention.

5. Obsolete.,  to admonish; warn.

verb (used without object)

advertised, advertising 

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.

3. Cards.

   1. Poker.,  to bluff so as to make the bluff obvious.

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

advertise

/ 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

3. to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etc

   she advertised for a cook

4. obsolete,  to warn; caution

Other Word Forms

• advertisable adjective
• advertiser noun
• overadvertise verb
• preadvertise verb
• preadvertiser noun
• readvertise verb
• unadvertised adjective
• well-advertised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advertise¹

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” ( advert ¹ ); the expected Middle English advertishen (unrecorded) probably conformed to advertisement or the suffix -ize

Word History and Origins

Origin of advertise¹

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

Example Sentences

“This trend is not encouraging for the pursuit of truth in advertising.”

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There would also be a ban on vapes and nicotine products from being deliberately branded, promoted and advertised to children.

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The popular fast fashion website Shein, which is based in Singapore, advertises a guarantee that the price at checkout is the final price for the product.

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Social media’s entire “tradwife” genre is about professional content creators pretending to be submissive housewives to sell advertising.

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VCL told the BBC that it still needs more customers before a vessel can be chartered and so is continuing to advertise the cruise.

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Related Words

• announce 
• communicate 
• disclose 
• display 
• endorse 
• exhibit 
• proclaim 
• promote 
• reveal 
• sponsor 
• tout