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[ 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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RELATED WORDS

boost, promulgate, broadcast, tout, announce, advertise, trumpet, plug, advance, cry, immortalize, drum, headline, splash, bill, spot, extol, push, spread, pitch

Nearby words

  1. publication date,
  2. publicise,
  3. publicist,
  4. publicity,
  5. publicization,
  6. publicly,
  7. publicness,
  8. publish,
  9. publish or perish,
  10. publishable
Also especially British, pub·li·cise.

Origin of publicize

First recorded in 1925–30; public + -ize
Related formsmis·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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British Dictionary definitions for publicize

publicize

publicise

/ (ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to bring to public notice; advertise
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Word Origin and History for publicize

publicize

n.

1902; see public (adj.) + -ize. Related: Publicized; publicizing.

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