Advertisable
to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it:
to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
to give information to the public about; announce publicly in a newspaper, on radio or television, etc.:
to advertise a reward.
to call attention to, in a boastful or ostentatious manner:
stop advertising yourself!
obsolete. to give notice, advice, or information to; inform:
i advertised him of my intention.
obsolete. to admonish; warn.
to ask for something by placing a notice in a newspaper, over radio or television, etc.:
to advertise for a house to rent.
to offer goods for sale or rent, solicit funds, etc., by means of advertis-m-nts:
it pays to advertise.
cards.
poker. to bluff so as to make the bluff obvious.
rummy. to discard a card in order to induce an opponent to discard one of the same suit or denomination.
verb
to present or praise (goods, a service, etc) to the public, esp in order to encourage sales
to make (something, such as a vacancy, article for sale, etc) publicly known, as to possible applicants, buyers, etc: to advertise a job
(intransitive) foll by for. to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etc: she advertised for a cook
(obsolete) to warn; caution
v.
early 15c., “to take notice of,” from middle french advertiss-, present participle stem of a(d)vertir “to warn” (12c.), from latin advertere “turn toward,” from ad- “toward” (see ad-) + vertere “to turn” (see versus).
sense shifted to “to give notice to others, warn” (late 15c.) by influence of advertis-m-nt; specific meaning “to call attention to goods for sale, rewards, etc.” had emerged by late 18c. original meaning remains in the verb advert “to give attention to.” related: advertised; advertising.
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