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Advertise

/ˈadvə(ɹ)taɪz/

To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.

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📖 Definitions of "Advertise"

verb

1
To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
2
To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
"For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper."
3
To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
"Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows."
4
To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.

🔄 Synonyms of "Advertise"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
advertizeverb	(archaic, now nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise. [(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.]
publicizeverb	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of publicise. [To make widely known to the public.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Advertise"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
advertizeverb	(archaic, now nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise. [(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.]
publicizeverb	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of publicise. [To make widely known to the public.]
publicitynoun	Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.
publiciseverb	To make widely known to the public.
advertisementnoun	(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
propagandanoun	(as a neutral word dated) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.
reportverb	(transitive, intransitive) To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
publishverb	(transitive) To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
communicateverb	(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
heraldverb	A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
announceverb	(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
tellverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
informverb	(transitive) To communicate knowledge to.
indicateverb	(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
announcementnoun	An act of announcing, or giving notice.
displayverb	(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
recruitverb	To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
declarationnoun	An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
sayverb	(transitive) To pronounce.
declared	Openly avowed.