- Advertise
- Poker Make a bluff with the intention of being caught, so that future bets or raises will more likely be called
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Advertise
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advertise — 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… … Financial and business terms
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
advertise — I verb advise, announce, apprise, attract, broadcast, circularize, circulate, communicate, describe, disseminate, divulge, exhibit, expose, feature, flourish, focus the attention, headline, herald, inform, notice, notify, placard, post, proclaim … Law dictionary
advertise — [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 … English World dictionary
advertise — (v.) early 15c., to take notice of, from M.Fr. advertiss , prp. stem of a(d)vertir to warn (12c.), from L. advertere turn toward, from ad toward (see AD (Cf. ad )) + vertere to turn (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)). Sense shift … Etymology dictionary
advertise — (Brit.) ad·ver·tise || ædvÉ™taɪz v. publicise, promote, draw attention to (generally in order to sell goods or services); publicly announce; give notice, inform; (in Poker card game) bluff in order to make the bluff apparent (also advertize) … English contemporary dictionary
advertise — publish, announce, proclaim, broadcast, promulgate, *declare Analogous words: report, recount, *relate: *communicate, impart Contrasted words: *suppress, repress: conceal, *hide, bury … New Dictionary of Synonyms
advertise — is spelt ise, not ize … Modern English usage
advertise — [v] publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want acquaint, advance, advise, announce, apprise, ballyhoo*, beat the drum for*, bill, blazon, boost*, build up, circularize, communicate, declare, disclose, display, divulge, drum*,… … New thesaurus
advertise — ► VERB 1) present or describe (a product, service, or event) in a public medium so as to promote sales. 2) seek to fill (a vacancy) by placing a notice in a newspaper or other medium. 3) make (a quality or fact) known. DERIVATIVES advertiser noun … English terms dictionary
advertise — [[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… … English dictionary
