Advocate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 拥护, 支持; n.支持者, 拥护者
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun
- Etymology: Middle English advocat, from Anglo-French, from Latin advocatus, from past participle of advocare to summon, from ad- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice — more at voice
- Date: 14th century
- 1. one that pleads the cause of another; specifically one that pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court
- 2. one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal
- 3. one that supports or promotes the interests of another
II. transitive verb (-cated; -cating)
- Date: 1599
- to plead in favor of
- Synonyms: see support
- • advocation noun
- • advocative adjective
- • advocator noun
