advertise

or ad·ver·tize

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

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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.

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 formsad·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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Related Words for advertised

displayed, publicized, posted, shown, noted, broadcast, exhibited, touted

Examples from the Web for advertised

Contemporary Examples of advertised

To attract like-minded women, Bob advertised himself on lifestyle websites like alt.com.
A Murder in Detroit’s Sexual Underworld
Steve Miller
October 8, 2014
And in World War I, hares were advertised as a “good martial diet.”
Whole Foods Wants to Feed You Cute, Furry Bunnies
Tim Mak
August 19, 2014
In a similar vein, kava kava, advertised as a natural anti-anxiety supplement, was taken off the market for causing liver failure.
Why Smart People Are Dumb Patients
Jean Kim
July 14, 2014
As advertised, Holler is not autobiographical in the same way that the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein are not autobiographical.
Broadway Was Made for Tupac
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Marcyliena Morgan
July 7, 2014
While Richardson contends the shoot was advertised as a “semi-nude casting,” Ziff disagrees.
Speed Read: Terry Richardson on Sex, Lies, and Lindsay Lohan
Justin Jones
June 16, 2014

Historical Examples of advertised

Lots of good books don't sell even when they are advertised.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
This so offended a few hotels that they have never since advertised in "The Independent."
Commercialism and Journalism
Hamilton Holt
Not out, though it has been advertised some time; but what do you expect?
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
I advertised myself, and made the ruck get out of my way, as I told you before.
People of Position
Stanley Portal Hyatt
And she advertised in the weekly paper, and I don't know what all.
Cy Whittaker's Place
Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for advertised

advertise

sometimes US advertize

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

adj.

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

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.