advertise

or ad·ver·tize

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

verb (used with object)

, ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.

1. 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.

2. to give information to the public about; announce publicly in a newspaper, on radio or television, etc.:

   to advertise a reward.

3. to call attention to, in a boastful or ostentatious manner:

   Stop advertising yourself!

4. Obsolete. to give notice, advice, or information to; inform:

   I advertised him of my intention.

5. Obsolete. to admonish; warn.

verb (used without object)

, ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.

1. to ask for something by placing a notice in a newspaper, over radio or television, etc.:

   to advertise for a house to rent.

2. to offer goods for sale or rent, solicit funds, etc., by means of advertisements:

   It pays to advertise.

3. Cards.
   1. Poker. to bluff so as to make the bluff obvious.
   2. Rummy. to discard a card in order to induce an opponent to discard one of the same suit or denomination.

advertise

/ ˈædvəˌtaɪz /

verb

1. to present or praise (goods, a service, etc) to the public, esp in order to encourage sales
2. to make (something, such as a vacancy, article for sale, etc) publicly known, as to possible applicants, buyers, etc

   to advertise a job

3. intrfoll byfor to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etc

   she advertised for a cook

4. obsolete.
   to warn; caution

Derived Forms

• ˈadverˌtiser, noun

Other Words From

• ad·ver·tis·a·ble [ad, -ver-tahy-z, uh, -b, uh, l, ad-ver-, tahy, -], adjective
• adver·tiser noun
• over·adver·tise verb overadvertised overadvertising
• pre·adver·tise verb preadvertised preadvertising
• pre·adver·tiser noun
• re·adver·tise verb readvertised readvertising
• un·adver·tised adjective
• well-adver·tised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advertise¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of advertise¹

C15: from a lengthened stem of Old French avertir, ultimately from Latin advertere to turn one's attention to. See adverse

Example Sentences

The breaking point came after Chanel released an antiaging product called Blue Serum, advertised as being made from ingredients from the blue zones: green coffee from Costa Rica, olives from Sardinia, and mastic from Greece.

From Science Magazine

Station ownership rules also hamper broadcasters as they try to compete with tech firms that are coming after more TV viewers and advertising dollars.

From Los Angeles Times

As newspapers became ubiquitous, advertising became more popular and prolific.

From Salon

Ms Graber also said moderation on the platform came from a mix of human moderators and automated technology, and they have no plans to introduce "traditional advertising".

From BBC

"Restoring competition to the markets for general search and search text advertising as they exist today will require reactivating the competitive process that Google has long stifled," the government lawyers wrote.

From BBC

Related Words

• announce
• communicate
• disclose
• display
• endorse
• exhibit
• proclaim
• promote
• reveal
• sponsor
• tout