what does advocate mean?
ADVOCATE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
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Hypernyms(s) advocate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
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Hypernyms(s) advocate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ADVOCATE as VERB
- Meaning
- speak, plead, or argue in favour of
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- The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
Hypernyms(s) advocate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
Hypernyms(s) advocate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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