Definitions for advertise

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advertise ad·ver·tise

Spelling: [ad-ver-tahyz, ad-ver-tahyz]

IPA: /ˈæd vərˌtaɪz, ˌæd vərˈtaɪz/

Advertise is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 636 anagrams from letters in advertise (adeeirstv).

Definitions for advertise

verb (used with object)

1. to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it:
2. to give information to the public about; announce publicly in a newspaper, on radio or television, etc.:
3. to call attention to, in a boastful or ostentatious manner:
4. Obsolete. to give notice, advice, or information to; inform:
5. Obsolete. to admonish; warn.

verb (used without object)

1. to ask for something by placing a notice in a newspaper, over radio or television, etc.:
2. to offer goods for sale or rent, solicit funds, etc., by means of advertisements:
3. Cards. Poker. to bluff so as to make the bluff obvious. Rummy. to discard a card in order to induce an opponent to discard one of the same suit or denomination.

Origin of advertise

1400-50; late Middle English advertisen Middle French avertiss-, long stem of avertir Vulgar Latin *advertire, Latin advertere to advert¹; the expected M

Examples for advertise

They may advertise from now till doomsday, but they will never get a response from him!

Failure to secure their quick release can erode voter confidence and advertise the impotence of government.

It was an excellent, pointed answer that even managed to advertise her movie.

To paraphrase Peter Tosh, if Illinois were to legalize it, would you advertise it?

It said nothing whatever of trying to advertise him as a prisoner.

There's some exports it doesn't pay to advertise, I guess, and she and her sister are that kind.

Eric Idle said, “It means we can advertise it as 300 quid cheaper than the Stones.”

It is not my form to make complaints and advertise my misfortunes.

This is something Uber does to advertise itself to people who might sign up to provide rides for the firm.

It was a different thing to advertise one's mediocrity to the world.