advert

  • 21advert — 1 noun (C) BrE an advertisement 2 verb advert to sth phrasal verb (T) formal to mention something …

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  • 22advert, avert — These look alikes have a common root in Latin (vertere, to turn ) but quite different meanings in English. Advert means to refer, to turn attention to, to comment about : He adverted to a topic mentioned earlier by another speaker. Avert means to …

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  • 23advert — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to perceive, pay heed, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French advertir, from Latin advertere, from ad + vertere to turn more at worth Date: 15th century 1. to turn the mind or attention used with… …

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  • 24advert — advert1 /ad verrt /, v.i. 1. to remark or comment; refer (usually fol. by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day. 2. to turn the attention (usually fol. by to): The committee adverted to the business at hand. [1375 1425; late ME… …

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  • 25advert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. refer (to), direct or turn attention(to). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To call or direct attention to something: bring up, mention, point, point out, refer, touch (on or upon). See WORDS …

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  • 26advert — ad|vert [ æd,vɜrt ] noun count BRITISH an ADVERTISEMENT …

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  • 27advert — ad·vert || É™d vɜːt n. advertisement (Informal) v. refer to, comment on; draw attention to …

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  • 28advert to — 1. Observe, remark, regard, heed, consider, notice, mark, view, give heed to, take notice of, pay attention to, attend to, look to, see to, give heed to, have an eye to, give a thought to, look after. 2. Refer to, allude to, mention, touch upon …

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  • 29advert — v 1. remark, comment upon, mention, touch upon; refer to, allude to, hint at, suggest, insinuate, intimate, imply, indicate. 2. regard, look at, glance at, notice, see, view, watch, observe; pay attention to, heed, take heed of, mark, take note… …

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  • 30advert — ad·vert …

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