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

Nearby words

adverse possession, adverse pressure gradient, adverse reaction, adverse selection, adversity, advert, advertence, advertency, advertent, advertise, advertisement

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 (1 of 2)

advert

/ (ˈædvɜːt) /

noun

British informal short for advertisement

British Dictionary definitions for adverted (2 of 2)

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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