advocate 2
verbdomain: v speaking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
speak, plead, or argue in favor of
Examples
- 1.The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
Hypernym
urge 1
verb
force or impel in an indicated direction
Entailment
proselytize 1
verb
convert to another faith or religion
EnglishDerivationally related form
advocacy 1
noun
active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
advocate 1
noun
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocator 1
noun
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Hyponym
sermonize 1
verb
speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
