ADVERTIZE

advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise

(verb) call attention to; ā€œPlease donā€™t advertise the fact that he has AIDSā€

advertise, advertize, promote, push

(verb) make publicity for; try to sell (a product); ā€œThe salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer modelā€; ā€œThe company is heavily advertizing their new laptopsā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

advertize (third-person singular simple present advertizes, present participle advertizing, simple past and past participle advertized)

(American spelling) Alternative spelling of advertise

Usage notes

The z spelling is an archaic form in British English. It appears occasionally in modern American English but is sometimes deprecated because its etymology is not from Greek.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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