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publicize

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pub·li·cize  (pbl-sz)
tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es
To give publicity to.

publicize or -cise
Verb
[-cizing, -cized] or -cising, -cised to bring to public attention
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.publicize - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
hype - publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner
bulletin - make public by bulletin
issue, publish, bring out, release, put out - prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
broadcast, air, transmit, beam, send - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
2.publicize - call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
announce, denote - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"
headline - publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
ballyhoo - advertize noisily or blatantly

publicize
verb 1. advertise, promote, plug (informal) hype, push, spotlight, puff, play up, write up, spread about, beat the drum for (informal) give publicity to, bring to public notice
2. make known, report, reveal, publish, broadcast, leak, disclose, proclaim, circulate, make public, divulge << OPPOSITE keep secret
Translations
Spanish publicize [ˈpʌblɪsaɪz] vtpublicitar (= advertise); hacer propaganda para
French publicize [ˈpʌblɪsaɪz] vt (= make known) → faire connaître, rendre public (= advertise); faire de la publicité pour
German publicize [ˈpʌblɪsaɪz] publicity vt [+ fact] → bekannt machen [+ event]; Publicity machen für
Italian publicize [ˈpʌblɪsaɪz] vtfare (della) pubblicità a, reclamizzare

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