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- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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transitive verb |
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aed
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advocates, advocating, advocated |
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to urge support or acceptance of.
The town council advocates buying fruits and vegetables grown on local farms.[verb + gerund
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One candidate advocates the removal of the state's death penalty, while the other opposes that idea.- synonyms:
- champion, endorse, recommend
- antonyms:
- impugn, oppose
- similar words:
- advise, back, counsel, defend, espouse, patronize, preach, promote, promulgate, second, support, uphold, urge
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apologize, boost, cultivate, follow, hold a brief for, introduce, plead, suggest |
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intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to act as an advocate for.
The mother advocated tirelessly on behalf of her disabled child. |
adverb + (v.)advocate
openly, publicly, strongly
(v.)advocate
+ noun
approach, change, creation, equality, inclusion, independence, intervention, legislation, overthrow, policy, reduction, reform, return, solution, use, violence
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
aed
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| definition 1: |
one who supports a cause.
She is an outspoken advocate of prison reform.
- synonyms:
- backer, champion, defender, exponent, supporter
- antonyms:
- critic, opponent
- similar words:
- activist, apologist, apostle, patron, promoter, proponent
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| definition 2: |
one who defends or pleads on behalf of another, esp. in a court of law.
Who is the advocate for the defendant?Parents of children with severe disabilities must often become tireless advocates in order for their children to receive needed services.- similar words:
- adviser, agent, attorney, barrister, counsel, defender, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, lawyer, mediator, public defender, solicitor
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adherent, assistant, exponent, follower, friend |
adjective + (n.)advocate
aggressive,
anti-smoking,
ardent,
civil,
effective,
enthusiastic,
environmental,
forceful,
gay,
gun-control,
homeless,
immigrant,
influential,
leading,
longtime,
nonprofit,
outspoken,
passionate,
patient,
principal,
prominent,
public,
staunch,
strong,
tireless,
vocal
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verb + (n.)advocate
appoint, house
(n.)advocate
+ verb
argue, cite, claim, contend, disagree, fear, warn
noun + (n.)advocate
abortion,
activist,
adoption,
consumer,
democracy,
devil,
disability,
educator,
environmentalist,
gun,
health,
health-care,
housing,
immigration,
judge,
lawyer,
liberty,
marijuana,
privacy,
refugee,
regulator,
right,
safety,
taxpayer,
victim,
voucher,
welfare,
wilderness,
youth
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The word advocate
contains the following parts:
ad-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad-
occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.
Example words:
adapt, add, addict, addiction, adduce, adequate, adhere, adherent, adit, adjacent, adjective, adjunct, adjure, adjust, administer, administrative, administrator, admissible, admission, admit, admonition, adopt, adoption, advent, adverb, adversary, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advocate, inadvertent
voc, -voke
Latin
root
that means voice, to call
Example words:
advocate, avocation, convocation, convoke, equivocal, equivocate, evocation, evocative, evoke, invocation, invoke, irrevocable, provoke, revoke, unequivocal, vocable, vocabulary, vocal, vocalic, vocalist, vocation, vociferous
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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