[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

advert \advert"\, 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.
   1913 webster

         i may again advert to the distinction.   --owen.
   1913 webster

   syn: syn.- to refer; allude; regard. see refer.
        1913 webster advertence
see also:
adverted adverting advertise refer 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

advert
     n : a public promotion of some product or service syn: ad, advertisement,
          advertizement, advertising, advertizing
     v 1: give heed to; "the children in the audience attended the
          recital quietly"; "she hung on his every word"; "they
          attended to everything he said" syn: attend, 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
see also:
ad advertisement advertizement advertising advertizing attend 
hang pay heed give ear allude touch 
mention bring up cite name refer 

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