'advert' definitions:

Definition of 'advert'

(from WordNet)
noun
A public promotion of some product or service [syn: ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert]
verb
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, advert, pay heed, give ear]
verb
Make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" [syn: allude, touch, advert]
verb
Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer]