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ad·ver·tise·ment
 advertisement
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- pronunciation:
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a notice or public announcement designed to gain public attention, esp. to promote the sale of certain products.
Some television advertisements seem ridiculous but are very effective in selling their product.I put an advertisement in the newspaper to sell my car.
- synonyms:
- ad
- similar words:
- announcement, blurb, circular, commercial, display, flier, handbill, leaflet, notice, plug, poster, promotion
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the act of making something widely known.
The advertisement of her drinking problem in the news media embarrassed her family.- synonyms:
- announcement, disclosure, publication
- similar words:
- broadcasting, circulation, promotion, propagation
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adjective + (n.)advertisement
classified, colorful, commercial, expensive, false, glossy, misleading, negative, numerous, paid, prominent, provocative, running, seductive, smoking, ubiquitous
verb + (n.)advertisement
air, bombard, display, edit, excerpt, illustrate, lure, place, print, publish, purchase, recruit, respond, run, solicit
(n.)advertisement
+ verb
aim, appear, ban, blend, boast, broadcast, depict, feature, list, picture, portray, post, proclaim, promise, promote, reinforce, sponsor, target, tout, urge
noun + (n.)advertisement
advertising,
alcohol,
applicant,
banner,
beer,
billboard,
brochure,
calendar,
campaign,
catalog,
cessation,
cigarette,
clothing,
commercial,
coupon,
cover,
disclosure,
dollar,
employment,
faculty,
fashion,
illustration,
label,
lottery,
magazine,
mail,
manufacturer,
newspaper,
post,
poster,
print,
radio,
recruitment,
sack,
sale,
series,
shampoo,
slogan,
soap,
television,
tobacco,
walking
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broader category that includes advertising |
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communication |
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similar to advertising |
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propaganda, publicity |
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some actions associated with advertising |
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air, announce, appear, broadcast, convince, debut, display, inform, introduce, market, notify, persuade, present, promote, run, sell, urge |
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some kinds of advertisements |
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announcement, circular, commercial, display, flier, handout, junk mail, leaflet, notice, poster, spam |
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some parts of advertisements |
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caption, cartoon, graphic, jingle, logo, message, photograph, picture, slogan |
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some people associated with advertising |
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actor, announcer, candidate, model |
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some places for advertising |
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billboard, booth, Internet, journal, magazine, media, newspaper, periodical, publication, radio, television, Web site |
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some subjects of advertisements |
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bargain, deal, event, price, product, service |
The word advertisement
contains the following parts:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, annulment, armament, arrangement, commandment, commitment, compartment, complement, compliment, comportment, department, deportment, document, emolument, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, impediment, improvement, indictment, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, pediment, regiment, sacrament, sediment, sentiment, tenement, vestment
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