Synonyms

publicize

American

[puhb-luh-sahyz] / ˈpʌb ləˌsaɪz /

especially British, publicise

verb (used with object)

publicized, publicizing

to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise.

They publicized the meeting as best they could.

Synonyms:

announce, acclaim, sell, promote

publicize British

/ ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz /

verb

(tr) to bring to public notice; advertise

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Other Word Forms

mispublicized adjective
overpublicize verb (used with object)
unpublicized adjective

Etymology

Origin of publicize

First recorded in 1925–30; public + -ize

Example Sentences

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The circumstances around the Reiners’ highly publicized deaths are far from ordinary.

From Los Angeles Times

It is we former children who write, publish, publicize and buy books for children.

From The Wall Street Journal

In what would become a highly publicized fail, two male lions from the Eastern Sierra died after being trucked more than 200 miles to a remote area of the desert.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s the story with the journal Nature’s retraction of a highly publicized climate study that made headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal

His widow, Erika Kirk, is now chief executive of Turning Point USA and is helping to publicize the book.

From The Wall Street Journal

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