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   advert

   /ədˈvəːt/

   verb

   • 1. refer to in speaking or writing: formal "I have already adverted to the solar revolution"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French avertire, from Latin advertere ‘turn towards’ (see adverse). The original sense was ‘turn one's attention to’, later ‘bring to someone's attention’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

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