advert¹

[ad-vurt] /ædˈvɜrt/

verb (used without object)

to remark or comment; refer (usually followed by to):

He adverted briefly to the news of the day.

to turn the attention (usually followed by to):

The committee adverted to the business at hand.

Origin

1375-1425; late Middle English a(d)verten < Old French a(d)vertir ≪ Latin advertere to pay attention, equivalent to ad- ad- + vertere to turn; ad- replacing a- a-⁵

Synonyms

1. allude.

advert²

[ad-vert] /ˈæd vərt/

noun, Chiefly British Informal.

advertisement.

Origin

by shortening

Examples from the web for advert

Include someone who has been on the market recently to help you draft the marketing plan for the job advert.
The duration of their log in period may not be enough to find an advert that appeals.
What the moderator isn't telling you is that after each of my postings, somebody puts up a spam advert for merchandise.
advertisers can keep a tab of how many times each advert is seen.
Your advert and spam filter has gone particularly ineffective this morning.
Perhaps there should be a government sponsored advert ostracizing fatties.
For example, if the system found lots of photos, it might design a more image-heavy advert.
Now, the temperature is grossly non-uniform, hardly an advert for rising entropy.
It is not going to stop a consumer from eating it nor from a consumer from looking at an advert.

British Dictionary definitions for advert

advert¹

/ˈædvɜːt/

noun

(Brit, informal) short for advertisement

advert²

/ədˈvɜːt/

verb

(intransitive) foll by to. to draw attention (to); refer (to)

Word Origin

C15: from Latin advertere to turn one's attention to. See adverse

Word Origin and History for advert

mid-15c., averten "to turn (something) aside," from Middle French avertir (12c.), from Late Latin advertere (see advertise). The -d- added 16c. on the Latin model. Related: Adverted; adverting.

colloquial shortening of advertisement, attested by 1860.