advert

Noun
  1. A public promotion of some product or service (synset 107263469)
    is a type of: packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
    subtypes:
    same as: ad, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing
Verb
  1. Give heed (to) (synset 202174871)
    "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
    is a type of: listen - hear with intention
    subtypes: fixate - pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
    same as: attend, give ear, hang, pay heed
  2. Make a more or less disguised reference to (synset 201028737)
    "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
    entail: denote, refer - have as a meaning
    is a type of: hint, suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint
    same as: allude, touch
    verb group: bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on - be relevant to
  3. Make reference to (synset 201026199)
    "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
    is a type of: have in mind, mean, think of - intend to refer to
    subtypes:
    • commend, remember - mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
    • speak of the devil - mention someone's name who just then appears
    • remember - mention favorably, as in prayer
    • cite, quote - refer to for illustration or proof
    • touch on - refer to or discuss briefly
    • appeal, invoke - cite as an authority; resort to
    • namedrop - refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
    • bring up, raise - put forward for consideration or discussion
    • drag up, dredge up - mention something unpleasant from the past
    • cross-refer - refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
    same as: bring up, cite, mention, name, refer

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