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- pronunciation:
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verb |
| inflections: |
advertises, advertising, advertised |
| definition 1: |
When you advertise something, you show or tell people good things about it so that they will want to buy it.
做广告
The sign in the store window advertises Halloween candy.The company advertises its products on both radio and television.- synonyms:
- promote
- similar words:
- announce, bill, plug, publish, push, sell
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| definition 2: |
When you advertise something, you let people know about it in some way.
招摇, 炫耀
They put up posters all over town to advertise the autumn festival.She wanted to advertise to her friends that she got a new bicycle, so she rode it around the neighborhood.- similar words:
- announce, display, reveal, show
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| definition 3: |
When you advertise for something, it means you are looking for a certain thing and you put up a notice somewhere, like in a newspaper or online list. In the notice, you tell people you are looking for this thing. Sometimes people advertise for things they want to buy from other people. Sometimes they advertise for a certain kind of person who they can pay to do some work for them. Let's say you want to buy a good but cheap bicycle, you could advertise for one in the newspaper. If somebody has one they want to sell, they will answer your notice.
登广告招募
The new parents advertised for a babysitter in the newspaper. |
| related words: |
post |
| derivation: |
advertiser (n.) |
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some actions associated with advertising |
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announce, appear, broadcast, convince, display, inform, persuade, present, promote, run, sell, urge |
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some kinds of advertisements |
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announcement, commercial, display, notice, poster |
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some parts of advertisements |
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caption, cartoon, message, photograph, picture |
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some people associated with advertising |
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actor, candidate, model |
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some places for advertising |
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billboard, Internet, journal, magazine, media, newspaper, publication, radio, television, Web site |
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some subjects of advertisements |
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bargain, deal, event, price, product, service |
The word advertise
contains the following parts:
ad-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad-
occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.
Example words:
adapt, add, addict, addiction, adequate, adhere, adjacent, adjective, adjust, administer, administrator, admission, admit, adopt, adoption, adverb, adversary, adverse, adversity, advertise, advocate
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
Example words:
adversary, adverse, adversity, advertise, advertisement, anniversary, avert, controversial, controversy, conversation, converse1, convert, convertible, diverse, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, extrovert, invert, invertebrate, irreversible, reverse, universe, university, versatile, verse, version, versus, vertebrate, vertex, vertical
-ize, -ise
Greek
verb-forming suffix
that means to turn into or cause to be
More about this word part:
The suffix -ize
, -ise
forms transitive verbs from adjectives (civilize
) and nouns (crystallize
). The oldest English verbs ending in -ize
were loanwords from Greek (baptize
, catechize).
Example words:
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