Advertize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

call attention to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæθɚɹˈɛɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈeɪkmeɪkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈeɪkmeɪkɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæθɚɹˈɛɾɪk/.

Examples

The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

publicise promote advertise publicize push

Parts of Speech

verb	make publicity for; try to sell (a product) “The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model”
verb	call attention to “Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS”

Word Forms

advertisement	noun	a public promotion of some product or service
advertiser	noun	someone whose business is advertising
advertising	noun	a public promotion of some product or service
advertizement	noun	a public promotion of some product or service
advertizer	noun	someone whose business is advertising
promoter	noun	someone who is an active supporter and advocate
promotion	noun	a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
publicist	noun	someone who publicizes
publicizer	noun	someone who publicizes
publicizing	noun	the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
publiciser	noun	someone who publicizes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

werben

Werbung machen für; versuchen, (ein Produkt) zu verkaufen

🇫🇷French

faire de la publicité

faire de la publicité pour ; essayer de vendre (un produit)

🇪🇸Spanish

anunciar

hacer publicidad para; intentar vender (un producto)

🇮🇹Italian

pubblicizzare

fare pubblicità per; provare a vendere (un prodotto)

🇳🇱Dutch

adverteren

publiciteit maken voor; (een product) proberen te verkopen

🇵🇹Portuguese

anunciar

fazer publicidade para; tentar vender (um produto)

🇷🇺Russian

рекламировать

сделать рекламу; попытаться продать (товар)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विज्ञापन देना

के लिए प्रचार करना; बेचने का प्रयास करें (एक उत्पाद)

🇧🇩Bengali

বিজ্ঞাপন

জন্য প্রচার করা; বিক্রি করার চেষ্টা করুন (একটি পণ্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

விளம்பரம்

விளம்பரம் செய்யுங்கள்; விற்க முயற்சி (ஒரு தயாரிப்பு)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రచారం చేయండి

కోసం ప్రచారం చేయండి; విక్రయించడానికి ప్రయత్నించండి (ఒక ఉత్పత్తి)

🇮🇳Marathi

जाहिरात करणे

साठी प्रसिद्धी करा; विक्री करण्याचा प्रयत्न करा (उत्पादन)

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાહેરાત કરવી

માટે પ્રચાર કરો; વેચવાનો પ્રયાસ કરો (એક ઉત્પાદન)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಹೀರಾತು

ಪ್ರಚಾರ ಮಾಡಿ; ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿ (ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരസ്യം ചെയ്യുക

പബ്ലിസിറ്റി ഉണ്ടാക്കുക; വിൽക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുക (ഒരു ഉൽപ്പന്നം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ ਦੇਣਾ

ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ; ਵੇਚਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰੋ (ਇੱਕ ਉਤਪਾਦ)

🇵🇰Urdu

اشتہار دینا

کے لیے پبلسٹی کرنا؛ فروخت کرنے کی کوشش کریں (ایک مصنوعات)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

做广告

进行宣传；尝试销售（产品）

🇯🇵Japanese

宣伝する

宣伝する。（商品を）売ろうとする

🇰🇷Korean

광고하다

홍보하다; (제품을) 팔려고 노력하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quảng cáo

công khai cho; cố gắng bán (một sản phẩm)

🇹🇭Thai

โฆษณา

ประชาสัมพันธ์ให้; พยายามขาย (สินค้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

beriklan

membuat publisitas untuk; mencoba menjual (produk)

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-advertise

gumawa ng publisidad para sa; subukang magbenta (isang produkto)

🇲🇾Malay

mengiklankan

membuat publisiti untuk; cuba jual (produk)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أعلن

القيام بالدعاية لـ؛ حاول بيع (منتج)

🇮🇷Persian

تبلیغ کردن

تبلیغات برای; تلاش برای فروش (یک محصول)

🇹🇷Turkish

reklam vermek

tanıtımını yapmak; (bir ürünü) satmaya çalışmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לפרסם

לעשות פרסום עבור; לנסות למכור (מוצר)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'advertize'?

The primary meaning of 'advertize' is 'make publicity for; try to sell (a product)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'advertize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'advertize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'advertize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'advertize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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