English Explanatory Dictionary

advertise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
  2. To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
  3. To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
  4. To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
  5. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈædvə(ɹ)taɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-advertise.wav /ˈædvɚtaɪz/

Word forms

advertise advertises advertising advertised advertize

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.

Synonyms

publish make known announce proclaim promulgate notify inform apprise alert promote publicise sell

Derived words

ad advert advertisable advertisee advertisement advertiser advertisey advertising it pays to advertise nonadvertised outadvertise overadvertise preadvertise readvertise self-advertise spamvertise unadvertised underadvertisedadvertisable
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