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Definition of advertise

[with object]

describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance:a billboard advertising beer
publicize information about (a vacancy):for every job we advertise we get a hundred applicants [no object]:he advertised for dancers in the trade papers
make (a quality or fact) known:Meryl coughed briefly to advertise her presence
archaic notify (someone) of something:some prisoners advertised the French of this terrible danger

Derivatives

late Middle English: from Old French advertiss-, lengthened stem of advertir, from Latin advertere 'turn towards' (see advert²)

Unlike most verbs ending in -ise, advertise cannot be spelled with an -ize ending.

Definition of advertise in the US English dictionary

Reference to Advertise in Language Resources

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