 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
advert
noun: a public promotion of some product or service [syn: {ad}, {advertisement},
{advertizement}, {advertising}, {advertizing}]
verb
1: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the
recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They
attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {hang},
{pay heed}, {give ear}]
2: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to
the problem but did not mention it" [syn: {allude}, {touch}]
3: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {bring up}, {cite}, {name},
{refer}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Advert \Ad*vert"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Adverted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Adverting}.] [L. advertere, verb (used with an object), to turn to; ad +
vertere to turn: cf. F. avertir. See {Advertise}.]
To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or
notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.
I may again advert to the distinction. --Owen.
Syn: Syn.- To refer; allude; regard. See {Refer}.
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