advertise

or ad·ver·tize

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

/ ˈæd vərˌtaɪz, ˌæd vərˈtaɪz /

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verb (used with object), ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.

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

Related forms

ad·ver·tis·a·ble

[ad-ver-tahy-zuh-buh l, ad-ver-tahy-] /ˈæd vərˌtaɪ zə bəl, ˌæd vərˈtaɪ-/, adjectivead·ver·tis·er, nouno·ver·ad·ver·tise, verb, o·ver·ad·ver·tised, o·ver·ad·ver·tis·ing.pre·ad·ver·tise, verb, pre·ad·ver·tised, pre·ad·ver·tis·ing.

pre·ad·ver·tis·er, nounre·ad·ver·tise, verb, re·ad·ver·tised, re·ad·ver·tis·ing.un·ad·ver·tised, adjectivewell-ad·ver·tised, adjective

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Examples from the Web for advertised

To attract like-minded women, Bob advertised himself on lifestyle websites like alt.com.
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And in World War I, hares were advertised as a “good martial diet.”
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In a similar vein, kava kava, advertised as a natural anti-anxiety supplement, was taken off the market for causing liver failure.
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As advertised, Holler is not autobiographical in the same way that the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein are not autobiographical.
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While Richardson contends the shoot was advertised as a “semi-nude casting,” Ziff disagrees.
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They waited until the time at which Jackson was advertised to begin his swim, and then they grew impatient.
Geoffrey Hampstead|Thomas Stinson Jarvis
And into the advertised softness some hardness assuredly would slip.
Sundry Accounts|Irvin S. Cobb
November 21—“John Bunn, jun., flax dresser,” advertised his address.
Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century|T. C. Turberville
Now, it was the denunciation and wild demonstration of her fearing foes that advertised the labors of Madame Guyon.
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Fulton advertised for passengers, and his boat was soon crowded.
Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for advertised

advertise

sometimes US advertize

/ (ˈædvəˌtaɪz) /

verb

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

Derived Formsadvertiser or sometimes US advertizer, noun

Word Origin for advertise

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 advertised (1 of 2)

advertised

adj.

late 15c., "informed;" 1780s, "publicly announced," past participle adjective from advertise.

Word Origin and History for advertised (1 of 2)

advertise

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.

advertise

or ad·ver·tize

verb (used with object), ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.

verb (used without object), ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.

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advertise

sometimes US advertize

verb

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