English verb: advertise | |||
1. | advertise (communication) call attention to | ||
Samples | Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS. | ||
Synonyms | advertize, publicise, publicize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | announce, denote | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ballyhoo, headline | ||
2. | advertise (communication) make publicity for; try to sell (a product) | ||
Samples | The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model. The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops. | ||
Synonyms | advertize, promote, push | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | praise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | agitate, bill, campaign, crusade, fight, plug, press, propagandise, propagandize, push | ||
Verb group | agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push | ||