advertise

to call attention to something

Roots

ad- / a-: to, toward, added onto, or intensified
vers / vert / verg: turn, bend, or incline

Other words with the vers / vert / verg root

adverse: unfavorable or opposed
aversion: strong dislike or turning away
avert: to turn away or prevent
converge: to come together toward one point
diverge: to move apart from a shared point
divergent: moving or developing in different directions
divert: to turn aside or redirect

Advertise began as turning attention toward something; modern ads still try to turn attention their way.

The poster advertised a free vocabulary workshop near campus.

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