I. adˈvərt, ədˈv-, -ə̄t, -əit, usu -d.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English averten, adverten, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French avertir, advertir, from Latin advertere, from ad- + vertere to turn — more at worth
intransitive verb
1. : to turn the mind or attention : pay heed or attention — used with to
surely our present-day positivists can never indicate what is good for man without adverting to his nature — J.A.McWilliams
cosmologies that Freud, when he adverted to them at all, regarded as too highbrow to be given the name of religion — David Riesman
2. : to direct or call attention in the course of speaking or writing : refer , allude — used with to
will be adverted to here, but will be dealt with more fully in other chapters — T.E.May
adverted briefly to the circumstances of their first meeting
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to turn the attention to : observe , consider
2. : to give warning of : make aware : warn
II. ˈadˌvərt, -ə̄t noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
chiefly Britain : advertisement