Advertised

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Advertise \Ad`ver*tise"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Advertised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advertising}.] [F. avertir,
     formerly also spelt advertir, to warn, give notice to, L.
     advertere to turn to. The ending was probably influenced by
     the noun advertisement. See {Advert}.]
     To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make


     known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the
     subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his loss.
     [Archaic]
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           I will advertise thee what this people shall do. --Num.
                                                    xxiv. 14.
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     4. To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a
        printed notice; as, to advertise goods for sale, a lost
        article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting.
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     Syn: To apprise; inform; make known; notify; announce;
          proclaim; promulgate; publish.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  advertised \advertised\ adj.
     1. called to public attention. these advertised products
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  advertised
       adj : called to public attention; "these advertised products"