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- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
advertises, advertising, advertised |
| definition 1: |
to tell about something so people will want to buy it.
Automobile companies advertise their new car models every fall.- similar words:
- announce, bill, plug, publish, push, sell
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| definition 2: |
to try to find something by putting a notice in a public place.
Acme, Inc. advertised for workers in the newspaper. |
| derivation: |
advertiser (n.) |
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some actions associated with advertising |
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announce, appear, broadcast, convince, inform, persuade, present, sell, urge |
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some kinds of advertisements |
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announcement, circular, commercial, display, handout, notice |
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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, magazine, newspaper, radio, television |
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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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