advertise

Meanings

Verb

call attention to
- "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English advertisen, from Anglo-Norman advertir (“to inform”), avertir, Middle French advertir, avertir (“to warn, give notice to”), with the French -iss- infix assimilated to -ise, -ize and probably influenced by the noun advertisement. Compare also advert.

Synonyms

advertize, alert, announce, apprise, inform, make known, notify, proclaim, promote, promulgate, publicise, publicize, publish, push, sell

Scrabble Score: 13

advertise is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
advertise is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
advertise is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

advertise is a valid Words With Friends word