namedrop vs advert

namedrop is not a noun while advert is a noun.

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

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

namedrop: refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
advert: make reference to

Other hypernyms of namedrop include bring up, cite, mention, name, refer.

namedrop (noun)	advert (noun)
	a public promotion of some product or service

namedrop (verb)	advert (verb)
refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them	make a more or less disguised reference to
	make reference to
	give heed (to)