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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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verb |
| pronunciation: |
aed
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keIt
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| inflections: |
advocates, advocating, advocated |
| definition: |
to speak or act in favor of.
He advocates buying fruits and vegetables grown on local farms.- synonyms:
- champion, endorse, recommend
- antonyms:
- oppose
- similar words:
- advise, back, defend, patronize, preach, promote, second, support, uphold, urge
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| related words: |
boost, cultivate, introduce, suggest |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
aed
v
kt
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| definition: |
one who speaks or acts in favor of something.
I am an advocate for better care of our forests.- synonyms:
- champion, defender, supporter
- antonyms:
- opponent
- similar words:
- activist, patron
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assistant, follower, friend |
The word advocate
contains the following parts:
ad-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad-
occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.
Example words:
adapt, add, addict, addiction, adequate, adhere, adjacent, adjective, adjust, administer, administrator, admission, admit, adopt, adoption, adverb, adversary, adverse, adversity, advertise, advocate
voc, -voke
Latin
root
that means voice, to call
Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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