advertize

English

Etymology

See advertise, -ize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

advertize (third-person singular simple present advertizes, present participle advertizing, simple past and past participle advertized)

1. (archaic, now nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise

Usage notes

The z spelling is an archaic form in British English. It appears occasionally in modern American English but is sometimes deprecated because its etymology is not from Greek.

Derived terms

• advertizer