a public promotion of some product or service

[ Syn: ad , advertisement , advertizement , advertising , advertizing ]

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 ]

make a more or less disguised reference to; He alluded to the problem but did not mention it

[ Syn: allude , touch ]

make reference to; His name was mentioned in connection with the invention

[ Syn: mention , bring up , cite , name , refer ]