different between advocate vs propagator
advocate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French advocat, from Latin advoc?tus (past participle of advoc?re (“to call for”)), a calque of Ancient Greek ?????????? (parákl?tos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and avow.
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- enPR: ?d'v?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æd.v?.k?t/
- Verb:
- enPR: ?d'v?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æd.v?.ke?t/
Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]
- Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Richard III, First Folio 1623:
- I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Richard III, First Folio 1623:
- A person who speaks in support of something. [from 18th c.]
- 2011, Alix Lee, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2011:
- He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally.
- 2011, Alix Lee, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2011:
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
- Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.
Derived terms
- devil's advocate
Related terms
- advocacy
- advocation
- advocator
- avocate
Translations
Verb
advocate (third-person singular simple present advocates, present participle advocating, simple past and past participle advocated)
- (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
- To advocate the cause of thy client.
- 16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons
- This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated.
- 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advise
Related terms
- advocacy
Translations
Anagrams
- avocated
Latin
Verb
advoc?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of advoc?
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?advoket/
Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- barrister
- (Aberdeen) solicitor
Verb
advocate (third-person singular present advocates, present participle advocatin, past advocatit, past participle advocatit)
- (law) to appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session
- (law, in higher courts) to call a case before itself for decision
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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propagator
English
Etymology
propagate +? -or
Noun
propagator (plural propagators)
- A person who disseminates news or rumour
- A person who propagates plants
- A covered, sometimes heated container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings
- (physics) A function that represents the quantum propagation of a subatomic particle
Translations
Latin
Verb
pr?p?g?tor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of pr?p?g?
- third-person singular future passive imperative of pr?p?g?
References
- propagator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- propagator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- propagator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Polish
Etymology
From Latin pr?p?g?tor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr?.pa??a.t?r/
Noun
propagator m pers (feminine propagatorka)
- promoter, exponent, advocate
Declension
Noun
propagator m inan
- (physics) propagator
Declension
Further reading
- propagator in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- propagator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French propagateur
Noun
propagator m (plural propagatori)
- spreader
Declension
propagator From the web:
- what propagators do is a corrupt practice
- propagator meaning
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