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publicize

[ puhb-luh-sahyz ]
/ ˈpʌb ləˌsaɪz /
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verb (used with object), pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing.
to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
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Also especially British, pub·li·cise .

Origin of publicize

First recorded in 1925–30; public + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM publicize

mis·pub·li·cized, adjectiveo·ver·pub·li·cize, verb (used with object), o·ver·pub·li·cized, o·ver·pub·li·ciz·ing.un·pub·li·cized, adjective
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Words related to publicize

advertise, announce, boost, broadcast, promulgate, tout, trumpet, advance, bill, cry, beat the drum for, extol, headline, hype, immortalize, pitch, plug, propagandize, puff, push

British Dictionary definitions for publicize

publicize

publicise

/ (ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to bring to public notice; advertise
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