Толковый словарь английского языка - advertise

verb (-tised; -tising) Etymology: Middle English, to pay heed to, observe, notify, from Anglo-French advertiss-, stem of advertir Date: 15th century transitive verb to make something known to ; notify, 2. to make publicly and generally known , to announce publicly especially by a printed notice or a broadcast, to call public attention to especially by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ; promote, intransitive verb to issue or sponsor advertising , ~r noun