advertise

English Online Dictionary. What means advertise‎? What does advertise mean?

English

Alternative forms

• advertize (chiefly archaic (US))

Etymology

From Middle English advertisen, from Anglo-Norman advertir (“to inform”), avertir, Middle French advertir, avertir (“to warn, give notice to”), with the French -iss- infix assimilated to -ise, -ize and probably influenced by the noun advertisement. Compare also advert.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈadvə(ɹ)taɪz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈædvɚtaɪz/

Verb

advertise (third-person singular simple present advertises, present participle advertising, simple past and past participle advertised)

1. (transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]
2. (intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others. [from 18th c.]

3. (transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales. [from 19th c.]

4. (transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something. [from 15th c.]
5. (card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.

Synonyms

• (tell about): notify, inform, apprise, (with urgency) alert
• (give public notice): make known, announce, proclaim, promulgate, (uncommon use) publish
• (advertise commercially): promote, publicise, sell

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Galician

Verb

advertise

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of advertir