advert
Plural: adverts
Noun
- a public promotion of some product or service
- An advertisement, an ad.
Verb
Verb Forms: adverted, adverting, adverts
- To refer to or call attention to something.
- give heed (to)
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- make reference to
- To take notice, to pay attention (to).
- To turn attention to, to take notice of (something).
- To turn attention to, to take notice of (something).
- To turn the attention (of something or someone) (to or toward) some object).
- To call attention, refer (to).
Examples
- Allow me to advert to the fact that ’QI’ is a valid word.
- To meditate, one must advert the mind toward the breath
Origin / Etymology
Clipping of advertisement.
Synonyms
ad, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing, allude, attend, bring up, cite, give ear, hang, mention, name, pay heed, refer, touch
Scrabble Score: 10
advert: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordadvert: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
advert: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary