advertise
or ad·ver·tize
[ad-ver-tahyz, ad-ver-tahyz]
- 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.
- to give information to the public about; announce publicly in a newspaper, on radio or television, etc.: to advertise a reward.
- to call attention to, in a boastful or ostentatious manner: Stop advertising yourself!
- Obsolete. to give notice, advice, or information to; inform: I advertised him of my intention.
- Obsolete. to admonish; warn.
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- to ask for something by placing a notice in a newspaper, over radio or television, etc.: to advertise for a house to rent.
- to offer goods for sale or rent, solicit funds, etc., by means of advertisements: It pays to advertise.
- Cards.
- Poker.to bluff so as to make the bluff obvious.
- Rummy.to discard a card in order to induce an opponent to discard one of the same suit or denomination.
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Origin of advertise
1400–50; late Middle English advertisen < Middle French avertiss-, long stem of avertir < Vulgar Latin *advertire, Latin advertere to advert1; the expected Middle English *advertishen probably conformed to advertisement or the suffix -ize
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Examples from the Web for advertise
Contemporary Examples
To paraphrase Peter Tosh, if Illinois were to legalize it, would you advertise it?
The Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah Sounds Off on Weed, the Weather, and WinningBill Schulz
October 19, 2014
It was an excellent, pointed answer that even managed to advertise her movie.
This is something Uber does to advertise itself to people who might sign up to provide rides for the firm.
Failure to secure their quick release can erode voter confidence and advertise the impotence of government.
Eric Idle said, “It means we can advertise it as 300 quid cheaper than the Stones.”
Historical Examples
It was a different thing to advertise one's mediocrity to the world.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
There's some exports it doesn't pay to advertise, I guess, and she and her sister are that kind.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
They may advertise from now till doomsday, but they will never get a response from him!
Victor's TriumphMrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
It is not my form to make complaints and advertise my misfortunes.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
It said nothing whatever of trying to advertise him as a prisoner.
The PrisonerAlice Brown
advertise
sometimes US advertize
- to present or praise (goods, a service, etc) to the public, esp in order to encourage sales
- to make (something, such as a vacancy, article for sale, etc) publicly known, as to possible applicants, buyers, etcto advertise a job
- (intr foll by for) to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etcshe advertised for a cook
- obsolete to warn; caution
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Word Origin
C15: from a lengthened stem of Old French avertir, ultimately from Latin advertere to turn one's attention to. See adverse
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Word Origin and History for advertise
v.
early 15c., "to take notice of," from Middle French advertiss-, present participle stem of a(d)vertir "to warn" (12c.), from Latin advertere "turn toward," from ad- "toward" (see ad-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus).
Sense shifted to "to give notice to others, warn" (late 15c.) by influence of advertisement; specific meaning "to call attention to goods for sale, rewards, etc." had emerged by late 18c. Original meaning remains in the verb advert "to give attention to." Related: Advertised; advertising.
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