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[ verb ] call attention to
Examples "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" Used in print (Rocky Mountain News, [Denver, Colorado]...)There the Royal_Motel advertises `` all facilities , vented heat , air conditioned , carpeted , free TV , storm_cellar '' . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)He even buys a_lot_of the products he sees advertised - despite_the_fact_that the copy makes no special bid for his favor and sponsors rarely use any but white models in commercials . (Peter Eldersveld, "Faith Amid Fear"...)Watch people flock to amusement houses , cocktail_lounges , and night clubs that advertise continuous entertainment , which means an endless flow of noise and frivolity by paid entertainers who are supposed to perform in those incredible ways which are designed to give men a_few hours of dubious relaxation - watch them and you can tell that many_of them are running_away from something . (Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)They advertised harness polish , liniments , Ball 's Rubber_Boots , Green_River Whiskey , Hood 's Sarsaparilla , patent_medicines , shoe blacking , and chewing tobacco . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Examples "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model" "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" Related terms praise crusade bill propagandize plug crusade ad advertising advertiser |
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