Advert to and Specify

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Advert to verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.

Usage example: when our hosts adverted to the lateness of the hour we took the hint, and prepared to leave

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Specify and advert to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specify" instead a verb "Advert to".

Specify verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.

Usage example: police reports didn't specify the model of car the robbers were driving

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Advert to and specify are semantically related. You can use "Advert to" instead a verb "Specify".

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Specify and Advert to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/advert_to/specify

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