advertise

English

Alternative forms

• advertize (chiefly archaic (US))

Etymology

From (the stem of) Anglo-Norman avertir, advertir, Middle French advertir, avertir (“to warn, give notice to”), with the ending assimilated to -ise, -ize and probably influenced by the noun advertisement. Compare also advert.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈad.və.tʌɪz/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæd.vəɹ.taɪz/

Verb

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

1. (transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something. [from 15th c.]
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:

     Socrates being advertised, that the God of wisdome, had attributed the name of wise unto him, was thereat much astonished [...].

2. (transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]
3. (intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others. [from 18th c.]

   It pays to advertise.

   For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper.

4. (transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales. [from 19th c.]

   Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows.

Synonyms

• (tell about): notify, inform, apprise, (with urgency) alert
• (give public notice): make known, announce, proclaim, promulgate, (uncommon use) publish
• (advertise commercially): promote, publicise, sell

Derived terms

• advertisement
• advertiser

Translations

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

• Bulgarian: обявявам (bg) (objavjavam), информирам (bg) (informiram)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 廣告 (cmn), 广告 (cmn) (guǎnggào)

• Danish: reklamere (da), annoncere (da)
• Finnish: julistaa (fi), ilmoittaa (fi), kuuluttaa (fi)
• French: annoncer (fr)
• German: ankündigen (de), annoncieren (de)
• Greek: διαφημίζω (el) (diafimizo)
• Hebrew: פרסם (he) (pirsém)

• Japanese: 広告する (ja) (こうこくする, kōkoku suru)
• Lithuanian: skelbti (lt)
• Macedonian: објавува (mk) (objávuva)
• Russian: объявлять (ru) (obʺjavljátʹ), информировать (ru) (informírovátʹ), извещать (ru) (izveščátʹ)
• Spanish: anunciar (es)
• Turkish: duyurmak (tr)
• Welsh: hysbysu (cy), hysbysebu (cy)
• Yiddish: רעקלאַמירן (yi) (reklamirn), מעלדן (yi) (meldn)

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

• Bulgarian: рекламирам (bg) (reklamiram)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 廣告 (cmn), 广告 (cmn) (guǎnggào), 宣揚 (cmn), 宣扬 (cmn) (xuānyáng), 宣傳 (cmn), 宣传 (cmn) (xuānchuán)

• Danish: reklamere (da), annoncere (da)
• Finnish: mainostaa (fi)
• French: afficher (fr), publier (fr)
• German: inserieren (de), werben (de)

• Greek: διαφημίζω (el) (diafimizo)
• Hebrew: פרסם (he) (pirsém)
• Japanese: 宣伝する (ja) (せんでんする, senden suru)
• Lithuanian: reklamuoti (lt)
• Macedonian: рекламира (mk) (reklamíra)
• Russian: рекламировать (ru) (reklamírovatʹ)
• Spanish: hacer publicidad
• Turkish: reklâm yapmak (tr)

(transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)

• Bulgarian: рекламирам (bg) (reklamiram)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 宣傳 (cmn), 宣传 (cmn) (xuānchuán)

• Danish: reklamere (da), annoncere (da)
• Finnish: mainostaa (fi)
• German: anbieten (de), anpreisen (de)
• Greek: διαφημίζω (el) (diafimizo)

• Hebrew: פרסם (he) (pirsém)
• Italian: pubblicizzare (it)
• Lithuanian: publikuoti (lt)
• Macedonian: рекламира (mk) (reklamíra)
• Russian: рекламировать (ru) (reklamírovatʹ), публиковать (ru) (publikovátʹ)
• Turkish: tanıtım yapmak (tr)

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Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: reklami
• Icelandic: auglýsa
• Persian: تبلیغات (fa) (tabliğāt)

Anagrams

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