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Showing words for ADVOCATE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Advocate

advocate

7 Letter Words for Advocate

adtevac, avocate, cavated, vacated

6 Letter Words for Advocate

advect, avocat, avocet, cavate, caveat, coated, decoat, devata, devota, octavd, octave, ovated, vacate, vocate

5 Letter Words for Advocate

acate, aceta, acted, cadet, cavae, cavea, caved, coate, coted, coved, covet, deota, devot, ectad, octad, ovate, todea, vacoa, vocat, voted

4 Letter Words for Advocate

acad, aced, acta, adat, adet, advt, ated, atoc, cade, cate, cava, cave, coat, coda, code, coed, cote, cove, dace, data, date, dato, dave, deco, deva, doat, dote, dove, ecad, ecod, ecto, octa, odea, tace, taco, tade, taed, tava, tave, tead, teca, toad, toda, tode, toea, toed, vaad, vada, vade, veda, veta, veto, voce, voet, vota, vote

3 Letter Words for Advocate

ace, act, adc, ade, ado, adv, ate, ava, ave, avo, cad, cat, cav, ceo, cod, cot, cte, cto, cva, dae, dao, dat, dca, dea, dec, det, dev, doa, doc, doe, dot, ead, eat, eco, ect, edo, eta, etc, oad, oat, oca, oct, oda, ode, otc, ova, taa, tad, tao, tav, tea, tec, ted, toa, toc, tod, toe, tov, vac, vae, vat, vet, voc, voe

Definitions for Advocate

[1] to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
[2] to act as an advocate: a father who advocates for his disabled child.
[3] a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of ): an advocate of peace.
[4] a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
[5] a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.
[6] (tr; may take a clause as object) to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of
[7] a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter
[8] a person who intercedes on behalf of another
[9] a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law See also barrister, solicitor, counsellor
[10] Scots law the usual word for barrister

Words related to Advocate

promoter, proponent, backer, lawyer, defender, supporter, campaigner, urge, uphold, support, back, favor, encourage, tout, recommend, propose, push, further, promote, defend

Words nearby Advocate

advisory teacher, advocaat, advocacy, advocacy journalism, advocacy tank, advocate, advocate depute, advocation, advocatory, advocatus diaboli, advowson

Origin of Advocate

1300–50; < Latin advocātus legal counselor (orig. past participle of advocāre to call to one's aid), equivalent to ad- ad- + voc- call (akin to vōx voice) + -ātus -ate1; replacing Middle English avocat < Middle French

Other words from Advocate

ad·vo·ca·tive , adjective
ad·vo·ca·tor , noun
non·ad·vo·cate , noun
pre·ad·vo·cate , noun
pre·ad·vo·cate , verb (used with object), pre·ad·vo·cat·ed, pre·ad·vo·cat·ing.
re·ad·vo·cate , verb (used with object), re·ad·vo·cat·ed, re·ad·vo·cat·ing.
sub·ad·vo·cate , noun
un·ad·vo·cat·ed , adjective
well-ad·vo·cat·ed , adjective

Word origin for Advocate

C14: via Old French from Latin advocātus legal witness, advocate, from advocāre to call as witness, from vocāre to call

Synonyms for Advocate

backer, campaigner, defender, lawyer, promoter, proponent, supporter, apostle, attorney, champion, counsel, exponent, expounder, pleader, proposer, speaker, spokesperson, upholder