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avocate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin avoco, avocatus. Doublet of avoke.
Verb
avocate (third-person singular simple present avocates, present participle avocating, simple past and past participle avocated)
- (obsolete) To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.
See also
- advocate
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.v?.kat/
- Rhymes: -at
Noun
avocate f (plural avocates)
- female equivalent of avocat
Further reading
- “avocate” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Verb
avocate
- second-person plural present indicative of avocare
- second-person plural imperative of avocare
- feminine plural of avocato
Anagrams
- evocata
Latin
Verb
?voc?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of ?voc?
Romanian
Noun
avocate f
- plural of avocat?
avocate From the web:
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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