ADVERT

ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert

(noun) a public promotion of some product or service

mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer

(verb) make reference to; “His name was mentioned in connection with the invention”

allude, touch, advert

(verb) make a more or less disguised reference to; “He alluded to the problem but did not mention it”

attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear

(verb) give heed (to); “The children in the audience attended the recital quietly”; “She hung on his every word”; “They attended to everything he said”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

advert (plural adverts)

(British, informal) An advertisement, an ad.

Etymology 2

Verb

advert (third-person singular simple present adverts, present participle adverting, simple past and past participle adverted)

(intransitive) To take notice, to pay attention (to). [from 15th c.]

(obsolete, transitive) To turn attention to, to take notice of (something). [15th–19th c.]

(intransitive) To call attention, refer (to). [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• refer

Anagrams

• varted

Source: Wiktionary

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Ad*vert", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adverting.] Etym: [L. advertere, v. t., to turn to; ad + vertere to turn: cf. F. avertir. See Advertise.]

Definition: To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said. I may again advert to the distinction. Owen.

Syn.- To refer; allude; regard. See Refer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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