advocating
Meaning of advocating
- publicly recommend or support.
voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly
Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.
Information about advocating
- It is a verb.
- Languages in which advocating is used:
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Hyphenation of advocating
ad-vo-cat-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- advocating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
advocating synonyms
Meaning put forward (someone or something) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role:
Meaning recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial:
Meaning present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend:
Meaning recommend:
Meaning give approval, comfort, or encouragement to:
Meaning give financial, material, or moral support to:
Meaning confirm or support (something which has been questioned):
Meaning vigorously support or defend the cause of:
Meaning recommend (something) strongly:
Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:
Meaning adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life):
Meaning recommend (a product) in an advertisement:
Meaning give official permission or approval for (an action):
Meaning block or fill in (a hole or cavity):
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:
advocating antonyms
Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:
Words that rhyme with advocating
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