to advertize
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3.2
- verb
- /ˈæd.vɚ.taɪz/
- US
- He's done everything but advertize.
Examples
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The company decided to advertize its new product on social media to reach a wider audience.
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They plan to advertize the charity event in the local newspaper to encourage more donations.
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He chose to advertize his skills on a professional networking site to attract potential employers.
Synonyms
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1.5
To tell people officially about something, often in public
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3.5
Tell people about a product to increase sales
172
5.3
To officially announce something to the public
152
2.5
To make people notice something or someone
111
6.1
To praise or advertise something strongly to make people want it
73
3.1
Tell many people about something so they know
69
2.6
Tell many people about something so they know it exists
53
3.5
To help more people know about a problem or cause
46
4.1
To advertise someone or something as the main act
46
4.0
Make something known to many people using news or social media
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6.8
To spread information or ideas widely so many people know them
40
3.0
To make news or information known to many people
35
3.2
Tell many people about something so they know
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3.7
Many people know about it, often from the news
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4.4
To promote something with exaggerated, flashy advertising to get attention
22
2.1
People make it public to tell others about a product, job, or price
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4.1
To say that something is better or more important than it really is
22
4.2
To give a short public mention to make people notice or buy something
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4.2
To make an idea, activity, or subject known and liked by many people
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4.0
To make a person or thing noticed by people
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4.9
Make something seem better than it really is
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9.1
To try to make many people believe false or one-sided information
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7.4
Actively promote a product or idea to get people to use it
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3.4
To tell important news to many people in public
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9.9
To loudly promote things in public to attract attention
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7.9
To make something well known by giving it a lot of media attention
To tell many people about something in a showy way
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Advertize comes from the parts ad- 'to' and vert 'turn', meaning 'to turn attention toward', like an ad that makes people notice something. So to advertize news or a fact is to make it known or draw attention to it.