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  • 1advertise — ad‧ver‧tise [ˈædvətaɪz ǁ ər ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. MARKETING to tell people publicly about a product or service in order to persuade them to buy it: • Beer and wine are both advertised on TV. • They were among the most heavily… …

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  • 2advertise — [ad′vər tīz΄] vt. advertised, advertising [ME advertisen < OFr a(d)vertiss , extended stem of advertir, to warn, call attention to < L advertere, ADVERT1] 1. to tell about or praise (a product, service, etc.) publicly, as through newspapers …

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  • 3advertise — [[t]æ̱dvə(r)taɪz[/t]] ♦♦♦ advertises, advertising, advertised 1) VERB If you advertise something such as a product, an event, or a job, you tell people about it in newspapers, on television, or on posters in order to encourage them to buy the… …

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  • 4advertise — ad|ver|tise [ˈædvətaız US ər ] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Early French advertiss , stem of advertir; ADVERT] 1.) to tell the public about a product or service in order to persuade them to buy it ▪ They no longer advertise alcohol or… …

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  • 5advertise */*/ — UK [ˈædvə(r)taɪz] / US [ˈædvərˌtaɪz] verb Word forms advertise : present tense I/you/we/they advertise he/she/it advertises present participle advertising past tense advertised past participle advertised 1) [intransitive/transitive] to try to… …

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  • 6advertise — v. 1) (D; intr.) to advertise for (to advertise for a maid) 2) (L) they advertised that a position was open * * * [ ædvətaɪz] (L) they advertised that a position was open (D; intr.) to advertise for (to advertise for a maid) …

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  • 7advertise — advertisable /ad veuhr tuy zeuh beuhl, ad veuhr tuy /, adj. advertiser, n. /ad veuhr tuyz , ad veuhr tuyz /, v., advertised, advertising. v.t. 1. to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to… …

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  • 8advertise — ad|ver|tise [ ædvər,taız ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to try to persuade people to buy a product or service by announcing it on television, on the Internet, in newspapers, etc.: The company regularly advertises on TV. The perfume has …

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  • 9advertise — [c]/ˈædvətaɪz / (say advuhtuyz) verb (advertised, advertising) –verb (t) 1. to give information to the public concerning; make public announcement of, by publication in periodicals, by printed posters, by broadcasting over the radio, television,… …

  • 10advertise — / ædvətaɪz/ verb to arrange and pay for publicity designed to help sell products or services or to find new employees ● to advertise a vacancy ● to advertise for a secretary ● to advertise a new product …

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