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advertise

/ˈædvəˌtaɪz/AD-vur-tyz
/ˈædvɚˌtaɪz/AD-vur-tyz

Meaningturn toward

Common meaning: promote a product or service

Journey through time

  1. Latinadvertere‘turn toward’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsturn toward → avertiravertir‘avertir’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsavertir → promote a product or serviceadvertise‘promote a product or service’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin advertere ‘turn toward’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ADVERTISE, p. 9 · dictionary scan

Roots

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