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advert1 noun, colloq an advertisement. Also called ad.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: abbreviation.

advert2 verb (adverted, adverting) now only in phrase below.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from French avertir, from Latin advertere to direct attention to something.

advert to something formal to refer to it or mention it in speaking or writing.