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1. A public promotion of some product or service
   - ad [informal], advertisement, advertizement [US, non-standard], advertizing [US, non-standard], advert [Brit]
    
2. The business of drawing public attention to goods and services
   - publicizing, merchandising, publicising [Brit]

1. Call attention to
   "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS";
   - publicize, advertize [US, non-standard], publicise [Brit]
    
2. Make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
   "The company is heavily advertising their new laptops";
   - advertize [US, non-standard], promote, push, flack [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: advertisings

Type of: announce, business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, denote, packaging, praise, promo [informal], promotion, promotional material, publicity

Encyclopedia: Advertising