Advocate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 拥护, 支持; n.支持者, 拥护者
• [英] 拥护, 支持(to speak publicly in favor); n.支持者, 拥护者(person who supports)
• [同]equivocal(adj.说话含糊的) revocable(adj.可废除的)
• [反]denounce(v.谴责)

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

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