publicize

especially British, pub·li·cise

[puhb-luh-sahyz]

verb (used with object)

publicized, publicizing 

1. to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise.

   They publicized the meeting as best they could.

   Synonyms: announce, acclaim, sell, promote

publicize

/ ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to bring to public notice; advertise

Other Word Forms

• mispublicized adjective
• overpublicize verb (used with object)
• unpublicized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of publicize¹

First recorded in 1925–30; public + -ize

Example Sentences

The union appealed the decision to the Bombay High Court, and several members went on a highly publicized hunger strike along with politicians from the opposition party.

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Former CDC employees, meanwhile, are amplifying on social-media analyses and investigations that the agency continues to conduct but isn’t publicizing.

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Mr. Hall, who made a highly publicized departure from the NIH after charging the agency’s leadership with censoring his work, surely has insights he could have shared.

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Beijing then publicized the remark in an official account of the call without U.S. permission, the people said, which irked Rubio.

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I recently received a journalism award that I cannot publicize—because it recognizes a profile piece I wrote about a queer businessman, and that article appeared in the pages of a federally-funded magazine.

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Related Words

• advertise 
• announce 
• boost 
• broadcast 
• promulgate 
• tout 
• trumpet