# advertise

Pronunciation: US say "AD-vur-tyz" /ˈædvɚtaɪz/; UK say "AD-vuh-tyz" /ˈadvə(ɹ)taɪz/

## Verb

1. To provide public information about a product or service in order to attract attention and increase sales.
   - Simple: To tell the public about a product or service so more people will buy it.
   - _The studio advertised the film heavily before its opening weekend._
   - _Startups often advertise their apps through targeted online ads._
2. To provide information about a person, goods, or services in order to influence others.
   - Simple: To share information about someone or something so you can change what other people think or do.
   - _Politicians advertise constantly during election season._
   - _The firm advertises aggressively across several platforms._
3. To give public notice of something; to announce it publicly.
   - Simple: To tell people about something by announcing it in public.
   - _The university advertised the lecture series across campus._
   - _Officials advertise upcoming meetings in the local gazette._
4. In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit in order to mislead an opponent into thinking it is unwanted.
   - Simple: In card games, to throw away a card you actually want, to trick the other player.
   - _She advertised a low spade, and her opponent foolishly discarded another._
   - _Skilled players advertise cards they secretly need._

## Verb

5. To notify someone of something; to call their attention to it. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To tell someone about something so they take notice of it.
   - _He wrote to advertise his patron of the impending lawsuit._
   - _The letter advertised them of the king's displeasure._

## Origin

This comes from Middle English advertisen, from Anglo-Norman advertir ("to inform") and Middle French advertir, avertir ("to warn, give notice to"). The French -iss- infix shifted to -ise/-ize, probably influenced by the noun advertisement.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/advertise (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).