Publicize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make public

call attention to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌblɪsˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌblɪsˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌblɪsˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈʌblɪsˌaɪz/.

Examples

She aired her opinions on welfare
Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bare publicise advertize advertise air

Parts of Speech

verb	make public “She aired her opinions on welfare”
verb	call attention to “Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS”

Word Forms

publicizer	noun	someone who publicizes
publicizing	noun	the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
publiciser	noun	someone who publicizes
publicist	noun	someone who publicizes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

publizieren

öffentlich machen

🇫🇷French

publier

rendre public

🇪🇸Spanish

publicar

promulgar

🇮🇹Italian

pubblicizzare

rendere pubblico

🇳🇱Dutch

publiceren

openbaar maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

divulgar

tornar público

🇷🇺Russian

рекламировать

обнародовать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचार

सार्वजनिक करो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচার করা

পাবলিক করা

🇮🇳Tamil

விளம்பரப்படுத்த

பகிரங்கப்படுத்த

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రచారం చేయండి

పబ్లిక్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसिद्ध करणे

सार्वजनिक करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાહેર કરવું

જાહેર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚಾರ ಮಾಡು

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരസ്യപ്പെടുത്തുക

പരസ്യമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਜਨਤਕ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشہیر

عوامی بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宣传

公开

🇯🇵Japanese

宣伝する

公開する

🇰🇷Korean

널리 알리다

공개하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công khai

🇹🇭Thai

เผยแพร่

ทำให้สาธารณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengumumkan

mempublikasikan

🇵🇭Filipino

isapubliko

🇲🇾Malay

umumkan

buat umum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشر

أعلن

🇮🇷Persian

عمومی کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

duyurmak

halka açık hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַרְסֵם

לפרסם ברבים

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'publicize'?

The primary meaning of 'publicize' is 'make public'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'publicize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'publicize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'publicize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'publicize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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