advert

One entry found for advert.

Main Entry: ¹ad·vert
Pronunciation: ad-'v&rt
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, to perceive, pay heed, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French advertir, from Latin advertere, from ad- + vertere to turn -- more at WORTH
1 : to turn the mind or attention -- used with to <adverted to the speaker>
2 : to call attention in the course of speaking or writing : make reference -- used with to <adverted to foreign-language sources>