2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Advert \Ad*vert"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Adverted}; p. pr & vb
n. {Adverting}.] [L. advertere v. t., to turn to ad +
vertere to turn: cf F. avertir See {Advertise}.]
To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or
notice; -- with to as he adverted to what was said
I may again advert to the distinction. --Owen.
Syn: Syn.- To refer; allude; regard. See {Refer}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
advert
n : a public promotion of some product or service [syn: {ad}, {advertisement},
{advertising}]
v 1: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the
recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They
paid attention to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {pay
attention}, {hang}, {pay heed}, {give ear}]
2: make a more or less disguised reference to "He alluded to
the problem but did not mention it" [syn: {allude}, {touch}]
3: make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {bring up}, {cite}, {name},
{refer}]
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