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Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈæd vəˌkeɪt; noun ˈæd və kɪt, -ˌkeɪt

Definition of advocating

Origin : 1640s, from advocate (n.). Related: Advocated; advocating; advocation.

verb support idea or cause publicly

Example sentences :

This last speech was most unhappy and impolitic for the side he was advocating.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 » by Various

I am quite aware of the dangers of this new departure which I am advocating.
Extract from : « The Preacher and His Models » by James Stalker

From Jefferson's time Southern statesmen had been advocating the purchase of Cuba.
Extract from : « The American Empire » by Scott Nearing

“I bet they been advocating the taking of us in,” chuckled Jimmy.
Extract from : « Mr. Opp » by Alice Hegan Rice

Of his earnestness in advocating it there was not the slightest question.
Extract from : « The Flag » by Homer Greene

Remember how earnest she was in advocating the Anti-duelling Act.
Extract from : « The Shadow of the Czar » by John R. Carling

Was it, this time, advocating causes, or entering into inquiries?
Extract from : « A Likely Story » by William De Morgan

We are not now advocating an unrestrained privilege of debate.
Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various

Do you mean to tell me that you're advocating marriage by capture?
Extract from : « Angel Island » by Inez Haynes Gillmore

The point, however, that we are advocating is not a party question.
Extract from : « Chats on Angling » by H. V. Hart-Davis

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