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advert n. [
ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing] a public promotion of some product or service
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advert v. [
attend, hang, pay heed, give ear] give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
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advert v. [
allude, touch] make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
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advert v. [
mention, bring up, cite, name, refer] make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
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