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to advertise

to advertise

47 2.6
Tell many people about something so they know it exists
  • verb
  • /ˈæd.vɚ.taɪz/
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  • Now we're happy to advertise the fact that J.B. Goode's investigating services are needed once again...
  • advertise a program
  • advertise in public

I'm just anti advertising because I feel dirty about ads.

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Examples

  • This is what happens when you don't advertise your events.

  • We will now proceed with the programme as advertised.

  • And unless you advertise that in some way, most women would not go through the trouble of trying to figure that out.

  • We can only advertise the day of, no advance tickets, door only.

  • Go figure the biggest band in the world would advertise in this newspaper.

  • Does the cultural industry heavily advertise all its products, or only a few?

    Academic text (1996)
  • We haven't advertised that yet.

  • I get emails all the time from potential advertisers wanting to advertise on this podcast.

  • We proved it, NVIDIA advertises it, and now we get to double how many we get for free.

  • The company plans to advertise its new product on television next month.

Synonyms

to announce
vsto advertise
1.5

To tell people officially about something, often in public

is more about calling attention to build general public awareness
to promote
vsto advertise
252 3.5

Tell people about a product to increase sales

is broader and applies to calling attention beyond sales or promotion
to market
vsto advertise
172 2.8

To try to sell a product or service to people

focuses on making people aware rather than on sales processes
to pitch
vsto advertise
152 3.9

To try to sell something or persuade people to accept an idea

focuses on attracting general public awareness rather than direct sales
to publicize
vsto advertise
94 4.0

Make something known to many people using news or social media

emphasizes calling attention so people become aware rather than just informing
to broadcast
vsto advertise
81 3.0

To make news or information known to many people

targets public awareness but may be narrower, aiming to attract attention
to draw attention
vsto advertise
71 2.5

To make people notice something or someone

is intended to reach public awareness widely rather than only attract glance
to spread the word
vsto advertise
68 3.1

Tell many people about something so they know

is more formal, aiming to call public attention beyond informal sharing
to hype
vsto advertise
53 4.4

To promote something with exaggerated, flashy advertising to get attention

is more neutral, aiming to make people aware without exaggeration
to disseminate
vsto advertise
48 6.8

To spread information or ideas widely so many people know them

is focused specifically on calling public attention rather than general spreading
to bill
vsto advertise
  • UK
41 4.1

To advertise someone or something as the main act

is broader and includes many ways of calling public attention
to raise awareness
vsto advertise
37 3.5

To help more people know about a problem or cause

is general for any public notice, not only raising issue awareness
to get the word out
vsto advertise
31 3.2

Tell many people about something so they know

stresses attracting attention publicly rather than only informing others
to call attention
vsto advertise
29 2.9

To make people notice something important

aims to create broader public awareness rather than just notice
to plug
vsto advertise
24 4.2

To give a short public mention to make people notice or buy something

focuses on calling attention, not always on praising or selling
to popularize
vsto advertise
  • US
21 4.2

To make an idea, activity, or subject known and liked by many people

focuses on drawing attention rather than changing acceptance or understanding
to talk up
vsto advertise
13 4.1

To say that something is better or more important than it really is

aims simply to make people aware rather than to overstate importance
to evangelize
vsto advertise
  • Jargon
3 7.4

Actively promote a product or idea to get people to use it

is broader, simply making people aware without active persuasion
to advertize
vsto advertise
  • US
3.2

To tell many people about something so they know it

is the standard spelling and sense used to call public attention
to mediatize
vsto advertise
  • Literature
7.9

To make something well known by giving it a lot of media attention

is similar but need not rely on mass media exposure
to spruik
vsto advertise
  • Australian
9.9

To loudly promote things in public to attract attention

is broader and may be neutral rather than overtly enthusiastic

Antonyms

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

How Widely Known

to promote
566 3.2
to publicize
94 4.0
to advertise
47 2.6
to announce
1.5
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

advertise infinitive
advertised past
advertised past participle
advertising present participle
advertises third person singular

Morphology

advertise = advert (semi-transparent) = advert + ise

The word is built from 'advert' + '-ise', but the modern meaning is partly conventionalized rather than fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Advertise comes from the Latin parts ad- ('to') and vertere ('to turn'), so it originally meant 'to turn attention to' something. So, to advertise is to make something known in public by turning people's attention toward it.