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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
advert
    n 1: a public promotion of some product or service [syn: ad,
         advertisement, advertizement, advertising,
         advertizing, advert]
    v 1: 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]
    2: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to
       the problem but did not mention it" [syn: allude, touch,
       advert]
    3: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with
       the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite,
       name, refer]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Advert \Ad*vert"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adverted; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Adverting.] [L. advertere, v. t., to turn to; ad +
   vertere to turn: cf. F. avertir. See Advertise.]
   To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or
   notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.
   [1913 Webster]

         I may again advert to the distinction.   --Owen.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Syn.- To refer; allude; regard. See Refer.
        [1913 Webster] Advertence

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