advertise

English

Etymology

French avertir (“to warn, give notice to”), formerly also spelled advertir, Latin advertere (“to turn to”). The ending was probably influenced by the noun advertisement. See advert.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈæd.vɚ.taɪz/

Verb

advertise (third-person singular simple present advertises, present participle advertising, simple past and past participle advertised)

1. (transitive) To give public notice of; to announce publicly; as to advertise goods for sale, a lost article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting.
2. (transitive) To provide information about in communications media, especially about goods or services for sale.
3. (intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.

   It pays to advertise.

Synonyms

• promote, apprise, inform, make known, notify, announce, proclaim, promulgate, publish

Derived terms

• advertisement
• advertiser

Translations

(transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly

Bulgarian: обявявам (bg), информирам (bg) Danish: reklamere (da), annoncere (da) Greek: διαφημίζω (el) (diafimizo) Hebrew: פרסם (he) (pirsém)

Lithuanian: skelbti (lt) Persian: تبلیغات (fa) (tablighaat) Spanish: anunciar (es) Welsh: hysbysu (cy), hysbysebu (cy)

(transitive) to provide information about in communications media

Bulgarian: рекламирам (bg) Danish: reklamere (da), annoncere (da) Greek: διαφημίζω (el) (diafimizo)

Hebrew: פרסם (he) (pirsém) Italian: pubblicizzare (it) Lithuanian: publikuoti (lt)

(intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others

Bulgarian: рекламирам (bg) Danish: reklamere (da), annoncere (da) Greek: διαφημίζω (el) (diafimizo) Hebrew: פרסם (he) (pirsém)

Lithuanian: reklamuoti (lt) Russian: рекламировать (ru) Spanish: hacer publicidad

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Esperanto: reklami German: werben (de) Icelandic: auglýsa Japanese: 宣伝する (せんでんする, sendensuru)

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