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Dictionary: pub·li·cize   (pŭb'lĭ-sīz') pronunciation
tr.v., -cized, -ciz·ing, -ciz·es.
To give publicity to.


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verb

  1. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity: ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, puff, talk up, tout. Informal plug. Slang hype. See knowledge/ignorance.
  2. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product): advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, talk up. Informal pitch, plug. Slang push. See knowledge/ignorance.

Antonyms: publicize
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v

Definition: make widely known; promote
Antonyms: conceal, hide, secret, suppress


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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make public
  Synonyms: publicise, air, bare

Meaning #2: call attention to
  Synonyms: advertise, advertize, publicise


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give publicity

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekendmaken, ruchtbaarheid aan geven

Français (French)
v. tr. - attirer l'attention du public sur, sensibiliser l'opinion publique au sujet de, rendre (qch) public, faire de la publicité pour

Deutsch (German)
v. - publik machen, werben für

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δίνω δημοσιότητα, κοινολογώ, κοινοποιώ, διαφημίζω

Italiano (Italian)
pubblicare, rendere pubblico

Português (Portuguese)
v. - publicar, anunciar

Русский (Russian)
рекламировать, оглашать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - anunciar, dar a conocer, hacer público

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - publicera, offentliggöra, göra reklam för, annonsera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
宣传, 广告, 公布

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 宣傳, 廣告, 公佈

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 선전[공표]하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 公表する, 宣伝する, 広告する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينشر, يشهر, يروج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פרסם‬


 
 
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