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You may be familiar with the noun advert, which is used, especially in British sources, as a shortened form of advertisement. That's one way to use advert, but it has also been used as a verb in English since the 15th century. There's a hint about the origin of the verb in the idea of "turning" the mind or attention to something; the word derives via Anglo-French from the Latin verb advertere, which in turn comes from Latin vertere, meaning "to turn." Vertere is the ancestor of a number of words in English, including controversy, divert, invert, revert, and even versatile. In addition, we'd like to turn your attention to one particular vertere descendant: avert, meaning "to avoid." Be careful to avoid mixing this one up with advert.
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Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
While the Village’s official range for the position is anywhere from $105,000 to $157,000, the Village is adverting a new hire’s annual salary at $137,000 for finance director and $3,000 for treasurer.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023
Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
Thus, people wanting to drive Tesla to reduce fossil fuel emissions might end up consuming more overall materials and not advert to using public transport.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Advert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advert. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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