advocate

Pronunciation

noun

• enPR: ăd'vəkət
• IPA ^(key): /ˈædvəkət/
• SAMPA: /"{dv@k@t/

• Audio (US)

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• Audio (UK)

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verb

• enPR: ăd'vəkāt
• IPA ^(key): /ˈædvəkeɪt/
• SAMPA: /"{dv@keIt/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular advocate

Plural advocates

1. (countable) An advocate is someone who recommends something.

   She is a strong advocate for children's right to education.

2. (countable) An advocate is someone who speaks for someone else, especially a lawyer in court.

   Volunteers are needed to act as advocates for people with mental health problems.

   Only qualified lawyers may act as advocates in the Crown Court.

Antonyms

• opposition

Related words

• devil's advocate

Verb

Plain form advocate

Third-person singular advocates

Past tense advocated

Past participle advocated

Present participle advocating

1. (transitive) If you advocate something, you recommend it.

   We wish for freedom, but cannot advocate the use of violence.

   The Government wants to adopt the approach advocated by Professor David Pearce.

Antonyms

• oppose