advocate: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of advocate
noun
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
Example: Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.
Listed forms: advocates.
Source: Wiktionary — advocate.
verb
- transitive
To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- transitive
To encourage support for something.
Example: I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.
- intransitive
To engage in advocacy.
Example: We have been advocating for changes in immigration law.
To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
Listed forms: advocates, advocating, advocated.
Source: Wiktionary — advocate.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for advocate.
noun
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
noun
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- counsel
- counselor
- counsellor
- counselor-at-law
- pleader
verb
push for something
verb
speak, plead, or argue in favor of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is advocate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of advocate
A(1) + D(2) + V(4) + O(1) + C(3) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 14 points.
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Anagrams of advocate
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from advocate
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