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advocate

verbCommon GRE wordMore A words

to publicly support or recommend a cause or policy

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In a sentence

Advocate in a sentence

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She has long advocated for stronger protections for whistleblowers.

Synonyms
championendorsepromote
Antonyms
opposediscouragedenounce

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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Questions about “advocate”

Advocate (verb) means to publicly support or recommend a cause or policy
Here is advocate used in an example sentence: "She has long advocated for stronger protections for whistleblowers."
Common synonyms for advocate include champion, endorse, promote.
Antonyms of advocate include oppose, discourage, denounce.
Advocate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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