advertise
Americanverb (used with object)
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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.
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to give information to the public about; announce publicly in a newspaper, on radio or television, etc..
to advertise a reward.
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to call attention to, in a boastful or ostentatious manner.
Stop advertising yourself!
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Obsolete. to give notice, advice, or information to; inform.
I advertised him of my intention.
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Obsolete. to admonish; warn.
verb (used without object)
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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.
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to offer goods for sale or rent, solicit funds, etc., by means of advertisements.
It pays to advertise.
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Cards.
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Poker. to bluff so as to make the bluff obvious.
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Rummy. to discard a card in order to induce an opponent to discard one of the same suit or denomination.
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verb
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to present or praise (goods, a service, etc) to the public, esp in order to encourage sales
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to make (something, such as a vacancy, article for sale, etc) publicly known, as to possible applicants, buyers, etc
to advertise a job
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to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etc
she advertised for a cook
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obsolete to warn; caution
Other Word Forms
- advertisable adjective
- advertiser noun
- overadvertise verb
- preadvertise verb
- preadvertiser noun
- readvertise verb
- unadvertised adjective
- well-advertised adjective
Etymology
Origin of advertise
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English advertisen, from Middle French avertiss-, long stem of avertir, from Vulgar Latin advertire (unrecorded), Latin advertere “to pay attention,” literally, “to turn toward” ( advert 1 ); the expected Middle English advertishen (unrecorded) probably conformed to advertisement or the suffix -ize
Example Sentences
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Last year Zillow adopted a policy requiring that any home advertised publicly online be included on the Multiple Listing Service and thus shared across all major home-search sites within one business day.
Management said on its earnings call Thursday night that revenue was being pressured by advertising headwinds.
From Barron's
She could also be appointed quickly having been shortlisted the last time the role was advertised.
From BBC
Some companies even advertise chef-prepared meals for Medicaid patients, which is an opening for abuse that is almost too easy to parody.
Flashy billboards advertising dozens of brands hang above the highway linking Liuyang to its nearest airport.
From Barron's
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