advertise Copy link Outline I. informII. To publish a notice of, esp. of things for sale • advertise: I. inform: q. v. II. To publish a notice of, esp. of things for sale: prōscrībo, scripsi, scriptum, 3: he a.d that he would make a sale by auction, auctionem se facturum esse proscripsit, Cic.: to a. for sale another person's goods, bona alterius p., Cic.: I have a.d my Tusculan villa for sale, Tusculanum proscripsi, Cic.: to a. a combat of wild beasts, venationem p., Cic. Phr.: to a. the performance of a play in the daily newspapers, *per acta diurna fabulam actum iri indicare, significare.