advertise
or ad·ver·tize
[ ad-ver-tahyz, ad-ver-tahyz ]
/ ˈæd vərˌtaɪz, ˌæd vərˈtaɪz /
verb (used with object), ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.
verb (used without object), ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.
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 Middle English
*advertishen probably conformed to
advertisement or the suffix
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM advertise
Words nearby advertise
Example sentences from the Web for well-advertised
British Dictionary definitions for well-advertised (1 of 2)
well-advertised
adjective (well advertised when postpositive)
advertised widely or interestingly in order to elicit interest
British Dictionary definitions for well-advertised (2 of 2)
advertise
sometimes US advertize
/ (ˈædvəˌtaɪz) /
verb
to present or praise (goods, a service, etc) to the public, esp in order to encourage sales
to make (something, such as a vacancy, article for sale, etc) publicly known, as to possible applicants, buyers, etc
to advertise a job
(intr foll by for)
to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etc
she advertised for a cook
obsolete
to warn; caution
Derived forms of advertise
advertiser or sometimes US advertizer, nounWord Origin for advertise
C15: from a lengthened stem of Old French
avertir, ultimately from Latin
advertere to turn one's attention to. See
adverse