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Synonyms
ad·ver·tise (ăd́vər-tīź)

[Middle English advertisen, to notify, from Old French advertir, advertiss-, to notice; see advert1.]

verb: -tised, -tis·ing, -tis·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To make public announcement of, especially to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business) so as to increase sales. See synonyms at announce
  2. To make known; call attention to: advertised my intention to resign.
  3. To warn or notify: “This event advertises me that there is such a fact as death” (Henry David Thoreau)

intransitive verb 

  1. To call the attention of the public to a product or business.
  2. To inquire or seek in a public notice, as in a newspaper: advertise for an apartment.

derivatives

ad́ver·tiśer
noun