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- pronunciation:
- aed
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taIz
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
advertises, advertising, advertised |
| definition 1: |
When you advertise something, you tell people about it and you try to make them think it is a good thing. If people want to sell things, they often advertise them.
The sign in the store window advertises Halloween candy.Some companies advertise their products on both radio and television.- similar words:
- announce, push, sell
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes when you advertise something, you just let people know about it.
The children put up signs around the neighborhood to advertise the school play.- similar words:
- announce, show
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| derivation: |
advertiser (n.) |
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some actions associated with advertising |
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announce, appear, convince, inform, persuade, present, sell |
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some kinds of advertisements |
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commercial, notice, poster |
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some parts of advertisements |
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cartoon, message, photograph, picture |
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some people associated with advertising |
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actor, model |
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some places for advertising |
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Internet, magazine, newspaper, radio, television, Web site |
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some subjects of advertisements |
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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:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
Example words:
-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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