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ad·vert (ad vʉrt′, əd-)

intransitive verb

to call attention or turn one's attention (to); refer or allude

Etymology: ME adverten < OFr avertir < L advertere < ad-, to + vertere, to turn: see verse

advert2 definition

ad·vert (ad′vʉrt′)

noun

Chiefly Brit. advertisement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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