verb
advert
To refer or call attention to something.
The report adverts to several risks in the proposed plan.
Etymology
Latin ad- and vertere express turning toward something. To advert to a subject is to turn attention toward it, usually by mentioning or referring to it.
More examples
- In her opening remarks, she adverted to the recent delays.
- The author briefly adverts to this question in the introduction.
- Without adverting to specific cases, the judge explains the rule.
Forms
advert · adverts · adverted · adverting