advertize

== English == === Etymology === Modelled on advertise, with the -ize suffix. === Pronunciation === === Verb === advertize (third-person singular simple present advertizes, present participle advertizing, simple past and past participle advertized) (US, sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise. ==== Usage notes ==== The z spelling is an archaic form in British English. It appears occasionally in modern American English but is sometimes deprecated because its etymology is not from Greek. It is nevertheless accepted by some dictionaries, such as Collins English Dictionary, as a US variant of advertise. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “advertize”, in Collins English Dictionary. “advertise”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.