advocate
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Pronunciation
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Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- A person who argues the case of another, such as a lawyer in a court.
- The lawyer was one of a few good child advocates in town.
- A person who speaks in support of something.
- She has been a strong advocate for reform.
- A person who supports someone to make their voice heard, or ideally to speak up for themselves.
- Since she started working with her advocate she has become much more confident.
Derived terms
Verb
to advocate (third-person singular simple present advocates, present participle advocating, simple past and past participle advocated)
- (transitive) To argue for someone else.
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:advise
Translations
argue for
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Anagrams
Latin
Verb
advocāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of advocō.
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