publicize[verb]Synonyms: advertise, hype, make known, play up, plug
(informal), promote, push
Related Idioms: bring into the limelight, throw the spotlight on
Related Words: announce,
broadcast,
headline,
promulgate,
skywrite,
advance,
boost,
plug,
push,
extol,
bruit,
tout,
trumpet,
propagandize
English Thesaurus: advertise, promote, market, publicize, hype, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pub‧li‧cize (
also publicise British English) /ˈpʌbləsaɪz, ˈpʌblɪsaɪz/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: noun:
public,
publication,
publicist,
publicity;
verb:
publicize;
adverb:
publicly;
adjective:
public]
to give information about something to the public, so that they know about it:
television’s failure to publicize the unemployment issuewell/widely/highly publicized (=receiving a lot of attention) His visit was highly publicized. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
advertise verb [intransitive and transitive] to tell people about a product or service and try to persuade them to buy it, for example in a newspaper, television, or Internet advertisement:
Some universities advertise on television. She has signed a deal to advertise the company's haircare products.promote verb [transitive] to try to increase the sales or popularity of a product or event, for example by selling it at a lower price or talking about it on television:
He's in London to promote his new album.market verb [transitive] to try to sell a product or service by deciding which type of people are likely to buy it and by making it interesting to them:
The collection is being marketed as clothing for climbers and skiers. Most companies have agreed not to market products to children under 12.publicize (
also publicise British English)
verb [transitive] to tell the public about something by writing about it in newspapers, speaking about it on television etc:
He had done a lot of interviews to publicize his new book. The hostages' case has been widely publicized.hype verb [transitive] informal to try to make people think something is good or important by advertising or talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc.
Hype is often used when you do not trust the information:
The boxing match was being hyped as the biggest fight of the decade.plug verb [transitive] informal to advertise a book, film etc by talking about it on television or radio:
Marc was on the show to plug his new play. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲