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- [verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt]
- /verb ˈæd vəˌkeɪt; noun ˈæd və kɪt, -ˌkeɪt/
- /ˈæd.və.keɪt/
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- [verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt]
- /verb ˈæd vəˌkeɪt; noun ˈæd və kɪt, -ˌkeɪt/
Definitions of advocate word
- verb advocate If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. 3
- countable noun advocate An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly. 3
- countable noun advocate An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law. 3
- countable noun advocate An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group. 3
- verb advocate to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of 3
- noun advocate a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter 3
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Origin of advocate
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; < Latin advocātus legal counselor (orig. past participle of advocāre to call to one's aid), equivalent to ad- ad- + voc- call (akin to vōx voice) + -ātus -ate1; replacing Middle English avocat < Middle French
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Parts of speech for Advocate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
advocate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
advocate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for advocate
verb advocate
- urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
noun advocate
- supporter — a person or thing that supports.
- backer — A backer is someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or lending money.
- promoter — a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
- believer — If you are a great believer in something, you think that it is good, right, or useful.
- activist — An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
Antonyms for advocate
verb advocate
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
noun advocate
- opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- assailant — Someone's assailant is a person who has physically attacked them.
- opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- protestor — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
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Matching words
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