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verb ADV. heavily These products have been advertised very heavily. | widely There are plans to advertise the job more widely. | locally, nationally PREP. for We are advertising for a babysitter.
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advertise
verb [ intransitive and transitive ] to tell people about a product or service and try to persuade them to buy it, for example in a newspaper, television, or Internet advertisement:
• Some universities advertise on television. • She has signed a deal to advertise the company's haircare products.
promote
verb [ transitive ] to try to increase the sales or popularity of a product or event, for example by selling it at a lower price or talking about it on television:
• He's in London to promote his new album.
market
verb [ transitive ] to try to sell a product or service by deciding which type of people are likely to buy it and by making it interesting to them:
• The collection is being marketed as clothing for climbers and skiers. • Most companies have agreed not to market products to children under 12.
publicize
( also publicise British English ) verb [ transitive ] to tell the public about something by writing about it in newspapers, speaking about it on television etc:
• He had done a lot of interviews to publicize his new book. • The hostages' case has been widely publicized.
hype
verb [ transitive ] informal to try to make people think something is good or important by advertising or talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc. Hype is often used when you do not trust the information:
• The boxing match was being hyped as the biggest fight of the decade.
plug
verb [ transitive ] informal to advertise a book, film etc by talking about it on television or radio:
• Marc was on the show to plug his new play.
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