advert

[ ad-vurt ]

/ ædˈvɜrt /

verb (used without object)

to remark or comment; refer (usually followed by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.

to turn the attention (usually followed by to): The committee adverted to the business at hand.

RELATED WORDS

notice, observe, consider, attend

Nearby words

Origin of advert

1375–1425; late Middle English a(d)verten < Old French a(d)vertir ≪ Latin advertere to pay attention, equivalent to ad- ad- + vertere to turn; ad- replacing a- a-⁵

SYNONYMS FOR advert

1. allude.

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Examples from the Web for adverted

A major political standoff was only adverted when a bipartisan group of senators known as the Gang of 14 negotiated a compromise.
The Filibuster Fight Ain’t Over|Ben Jacobs|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So far I have adverted to only one of the problems which are elucidated by this investigation.
Women in the Printing Trades.|Various
His Lordship then adverted to his imprisonment in the Temple.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 389, March 1848|Various
Later in the day Raymond Oliphant, who was now a privileged visitor to the shed, adverted to the subject.
King of the Air|Herbert Strang

Specimens have been observed as early as the last week of March, and, as adverted to above, as late as October.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South
We have adverted to the connection between the petty territorial system and the law of inheritance.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 68, No 422, December 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for adverted

advert

/ (ˈædvɜːt) /

noun

British informal short for advertisement

advert

/ (ədˈvɜːt) /

verb

(intr foll by to) to draw attention (to); refer (to)

Word Origin for advert

C15: from Latin advertere to turn one's attention to. See adverse

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Word Origin and History for adverted

advert

mid-15c., averten "to turn (something) aside," from Middle French avertir (12c.), from Late Latin advertere (see advertise). The -d- added 16c. on the Latin model. Related: Adverted; adverting.

advert

colloquial shortening of advertisement, attested by 1860.