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advertise

/ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/verb3 syllables

Advertise means: make publicity for; try to sell (a product).

Synonyms for advertise21

verb, as in make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

advertize, promote, push, crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate

verb, as in call attention to

publicize, advertize, publicise

also used for advertise

make known, announce, proclaim, promulgate, bill, notify, inform, apprise, alert, publish, sell

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What does advertise mean?2

verb

1

make publicity for; try to sell (a product)“The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model”

2

call attention to“Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Advertise in a sentence

  • The company will advertise its new product on television.CK
  • It may be unwise of you to advertise your presence.CM
  • There's no need to advertise a good sake.Scott
  • There's no need to advertise a good wine.Scott
  • Perhaps we should advertise in the local newspaper for a reliable house painter.janms
  • Yanni used a sexy model to advertise his store.Amastan
  • Ziri didn't want to advertise his presence in the neighborhood.Amastan
  • I watch all the adverts, in case they advertise something I need.Nudl

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Forms of advertise

as a verb

past tense
advertised
present participle
advertising
third-person singular
advertises
past participle
advertised