advocating

Meaning of advocating

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. 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.
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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:

recommend

Meaning recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial:

prescribe

Meaning present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend:

commend

Meaning recommend:

advise

Meaning give approval, comfort, or encouragement to:

support

Meaning give financial, material, or moral support to:

back

Meaning confirm or support (something which has been questioned):

uphold

Meaning vigorously support or defend the cause of:

champion

Meaning recommend (something) strongly:

urge

Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:

promote

Meaning adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life):

espouse

Meaning recommend (a product) in an advertisement:

endorse

Meaning give official permission or approval for (an action):

sanction

Meaning block or fill in (a hole or cavity):

plug

Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:

push

advocating antonyms

Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:

reject

Words that rhyme with advocating

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