advert vs hint

advert and hint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
advert	Yes	No	Yes	No
hint	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hint is a hypernym of advert; that is, hint is a word with a broader meaning than advert:

Other hypernyms of advert include suggest.

advert (noun)	hint (noun)
a public promotion of some product or service	an indirect suggestion
	a slight indication
	an indication of potential opportunity
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a just detectable amount

advert (verb)	hint (verb)
make a more or less disguised reference to	drop a hint; intimate by a hint
make reference to
give heed (to)