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pub·li·cize

(pŭb′lĭ-sīz′)
tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es
To give publicity to or draw public attention to: publicized the concert.
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publicize

(ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz) or

publicise

vb
(Marketing) (tr) to bring to public notice; advertise
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pub•li•cize

(ˈpʌb ləˌsaɪz)

v.t. -cized, -ciz•ing.
to give publicity to; bring to public notice; announce or advertise.
[1925–30]
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publicize


Past participle: publicized
Gerund: publicizing

Imperative
publicize
publicize
Present
I publicize
you publicize
he/she/it publicizes
we publicize
you publicize
they publicize
Preterite
I publicized
you publicized
he/she/it publicized
we publicized
you publicized
they publicized
Present Continuous
I am publicizing
you are publicizing
he/she/it is publicizing
we are publicizing
you are publicizing
they are publicizing
Present Perfect
I have publicized
you have publicized
he/she/it has publicized
we have publicized
you have publicized
they have publicized
Past Continuous
I was publicizing
you were publicizing
he/she/it was publicizing
we were publicizing
you were publicizing
they were publicizing
Past Perfect
I had publicized
you had publicized
he/she/it had publicized
we had publicized
you had publicized
they had publicized
Future
I will publicize
you will publicize
he/she/it will publicize
we will publicize
you will publicize
they will publicize
Future Perfect
I will have publicized
you will have publicized
he/she/it will have publicized
we will have publicized
you will have publicized
they will have publicized
Future Continuous
I will be publicizing
you will be publicizing
he/she/it will be publicizing
we will be publicizing
you will be publicizing
they will be publicizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been publicizing
you have been publicizing
he/she/it has been publicizing
we have been publicizing
you have been publicizing
they have been publicizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been publicizing
you will have been publicizing
he/she/it will have been publicizing
we will have been publicizing
you will have been publicizing
they will have been publicizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been publicizing
you had been publicizing
he/she/it had been publicizing
we had been publicizing
you had been publicizing
they had been publicizing
Conditional
I would publicize
you would publicize
he/she/it would publicize
we would publicize
you would publicize
they would publicize
Past Conditional
I would have publicized
you would have publicized
he/she/it would have publicized
we would have publicized
you would have publicized
they would have publicized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:publicize - make public]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. [画像:publicize - call attention to]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
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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 The author appeared on TV to publicize her latest book.
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publicize

verb
1. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:
Informal: plug.
Slang: hype.
2. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):
Informal: pitch, plug.
Slang: push.
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Translations
propagovat
præsentere
publiciser
auglÿsa
objaviti
reklâmını yapmaktanıtmak

publicize

[ˈpʌblɪsaɪz] VT
1. (= make public) → publicar, divulgar
2. (= advertise) → anunciar, hacer propaganda de
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publicize

[ˈpʌblɪsaɪz] publicise (British) vt
(= advertise) [+ product] → faire la promotion de, promouvoir
(= highlight) [+ event, issue] → faire connaître ; (in the media)médiatiser
a much-publicized trial → un procès très médiatisé
(= make known) [+ one's plans] → faire connaître public lavatory ntoilettes fpl publiquespublic library nbibliothèque f publique public limited company nsociété f ouverte à responsabilité limitée
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publicize

vt
(= make public)bekannt machen, an die Öffentlichkeit bringen ; I don’t want this publicizedich möchte nicht, dass das publik wird ; I don’t publicize the factich will das nicht an die große Glocke hängen (inf)
(= get publicity for) film, author, productWerbung or Reklame or Publicity machen für; it has been well publicizedes hat viel Publicity bekommen, dafür ist viel Werbung or Reklame gemacht worden
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publicize

[ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz] vt
a. (make public) → far sapere in giro
b. (advertise) → fare (della) pubblicità a, reclamizzare
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public

(ˈpablik) adjective
of, for, or concerning, the people (of a community or nation) in general. a public library; a public meeting; Public opinion turned against him; The public announcements are on the back page of the newspaper; This information should be made public and not kept secret any longer. publiek, openbaar عام، شائِع، عُمومي обществен público veřejný öffentlich offentlig δημόσιος, κοινός público avalik عمومی julkinen public ציבורי जघन nyilvános; köz- publik almennur, almennings-, almanna-; opinber pubblico 公の 공공의, 공중의, 공개의, 공적인 viešas(is) publisks; sabiedrisks; atklāts awam; terbuka; org ramai openbaar offentlig, felles, allmenn publiczny عمومى público public общественный verejný javen javni offentlig, allmän สาธารณะ halkla ilgili, umumî 公共的,公眾的 публічний, загальнодоступний عوام، عوامي công khai; công luận; công cộng 公共的,公众的
ˈpublicly adverb
publiek عَلَنا، جَهارا обществено publicamente veřejně öffentlich offentligt δημόσια públicamente avalikult بطور علنی julkisesti publiquement בפומבי सार्वजनिक nyilvánosan di muka umum opinberlega pubblicamente 公に 공개적으로, 공적으로, 여론으로 viešai publiski; atklāti secara terbuka in het openbaar offentlig publicznie په ښكاره توګه publicamente (în mod) public публично verejne javno javno offentligt อย่างเปิดเผยให้รู้ açıkça, herkesin önünde 當眾,公開地 публічно; відкрито اعلانيہ، کھلم کھلا công khai 当众,公开地
puˈblicity (-ˈblisə-) noun
1. advertising. There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking. publisiteit إعْلان реклама publicidade propagace die Werbung reklame; PR δημοσιότητα publicidad, anuncios avalik tähelepanu آگهی mainonta publicité פִּרסֹמֶת प्रचार reklámozás publikasi auglÿsingar pubblicità 広告 홍보 reklama reklāma pengiklanan publiciteit reklame reklama خبرتيا publicidade publicitate реклама propagácia reklama publicitet reklam การโฆษณา reklâm, tanıtma 廣告,宣傳 реклама تشہير sự quảng cáo 广告,宣传
2. the state of being widely known. Film stars usually like publicity. publisiteit شُهْرَه популяност publicidade veřejná známost die Publizität publicity δημοσιότητα publicidad üldtuntus شهرت julkisuus publicité מְפוּרסָם ख्याति, प्रसिद्धि nyilvánosság; népszerűsítés publikasi frægð pubblicità 知れ渡ること 평판 viešumas popularitāte publisiti bekendheid offentlig omtale, publisitet rozgłos نومتيا، شهرت publicidade publicitate известность publicita publiciteta publicitet publicitet การเป็นที่รู้จักอย่างกว้างขวาง tanınma, şöhret 宣揚 публічність; гласність شہرت được nhiều người biết đến 宣扬
ˈpublicize, ˈpublicise (-saiz) verb
to make widely known; to advertise. We are publicizing a new product. publiseer يُعْلِن عن، يُشْهِر، يُرَوِّج разгласявам fazer a publicidade de propagovat Reklame machen für præsentere δημοσιοποιώ, διαφημίζω, προπαγανδίζω hacer publicidad reklaamima تبلیغ کردن julkistaa faire de la publicité pour לָתֵת פִּרסוּם ל- विज्ञापन करना, प्रचार करना reklámoz mempublikasikan auglÿsa pubblicizzare 宣伝する 광고하다, 공표하다 reklamuoti, skelbti reklamēt; popularizēt membuat publisiti bekend maken, reclame maken voor offentliggjøre, reklamere for reklamować خپرونه، تبليغ fazer a publicidade de a face reclamă (pentru) рекламировать; предавать гласности propagovať reklamirati informisati javnost offentliggöra, annonsera, göra reklam för เผยแพร่ tanıtmak, reklâmını yapmak 為...作廣告宣傳 рекламувати; розголошувати عام کرنا đưa ra công khai 为...作广告宣传
public holiday
a day on which all (or most) shops, offices and factories are closed for a holiday. openbare vakansiedag عُطْلَة عامَّه официален празник feriado státní svátek öffentlicher Feiertag offentlig fridag δημόσια αργία fiesta nacional rahvapüha تعطیل رسمی pyhäpäivä fête légale חַג רשמִי सार्वजनिक छुट्टी hivatalos ünnep v. munkaszüneti nap liburan umum almennur frídagur (festa nazionale) 祝祭日 공휴일 valstybinė šventė valsts svētki/svinamā diena cuti umum feestdag offentlig fridag święto urzędowe رسمى رخصتى feriado sărbătoare legală официальный праздник štátny sviatok državni praznik državni praznik allmän helgdag วันหยุด resmî tatil 國定假日 неробочий день عام چھٹي کا دن ngày lễ 公休日
public house (usually abbreviated to pub (pab) )
a house where alcoholic drinks are sold to the public. kroeg حانَه، خَمّارَه кръчма bar hostinec, restaurace die Kneipe værtshus μπιραρία bar, pub kõrts, trahter بار pubi débit de boissons בֵּית-מַרזֵחַ शराबखाना, मधुशाला kocsma, pub rumah minum krá (locale pubblico in cui sono venduti alcolici) パブ 선술집 alinė, smuklė, baras krogs; bārs kedai minuman keras café vertshus pub ميخانه، شرابخانه bar паб, пивная, бар hostinec lokal, točilnica pab pub ร้านขายเหล้าขนาดเล็ก meyhane 小酒館,客棧 корчма, шинок شراب خانہ tiệm rượu 小酒店,客栈
public relations (also PR)
the attitude, understanding etc between a firm, government etc and the public. skakelwese عُلاقات عامَّه връзки с обществеността relações públicas styk s veřejností die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit public relations; PR δημόσιες σχέσεις relaciones públicas suhted avalikkusega روابط عمومی suhdetoiminta relations publiques יַחֲסֵי צִיבּוּר जनसम्पर्क közkapcsolatok, közönségkapcsolatok, PR hubungan masyarakat almannatengsl pubbliche relazioni 広報活動 홍보, 섭외, 평판 ryšiai su visuomene, viešieji ryšiai attiecības starp iestādi u.tml. un sabiedrību perhubungan awam public relations PR, public relations, publikums-, kundeforhold stosunki instytucja-społeczeństwo عمومى اړيكى relaçOes públicas public relations, relaţii publice связи с общественностью styk s verejnosťou stiki z javnostjo odnosi s javnošću PR, public relations งานประชาสัมพันธ์ halkla ilişkiler 公共關係 зв'язки з громадськістю رابطۂ عامہ quan hệ quần chúng 公共关系
ˌpublic ˈservice anˌnouncement noun
(especially American) an announcement on television or radio given as a service to the public. algemene aankondiging, amptelike aankondiging إعْلان خِدمَة عامَّه съобщение в услуга на населението anúncio de serviço público informační služba pro veřejnost die Veröffentlichung oplysning i radio og tv vedrørende offentlig serviceydelse δημόσια ανακοίνωση εξυπηρέτησης ή ωφέλειας του πολίτη anuncio de utilidad pública avalik teadaanne اعلام عمومی julkinen tiedote הוֹדָעוֹת לַצִיבּוּר लोकसेवा, जनसेवा közérdekű bejelentés iklan layanan masyarakat annuncio pubblico 공익광고 visuomeninio pobūdžio pranešimas/skelbimas paziņojums sabiedrībai pengumuman khidmat masyarakat TV-/radio-reklame (gitt gratis for en etat eller en god sak) komunikat radiowy/telewizyjny, reklama społeczna عمومى اعلام сообщение службы информации verejná oznamovacia služba javno obvestilo javna obaveštenja radiomeddelande (tv-meddelande) till allmänheten การประกาศทางโทรทัศน์ kamu duyuru hizmeti 公共服務公告(尤在美國,在電視或電台上公告,係提供給大眾的一項服務) соціальна реклама ٹي وي يا ريڈيو پر ہونے والا عوام کے ليے اعلان thông báo về các dịch vụ công cộng 公共事业告示
public spirit
a desire to do things for the good of the community. burgersin روح المَصْلَحة العامَّة обществено съзнание dedicação à comunidade úsilí o dobro společnosti der Gemeinsinn samfundssind ενδιαφέρον για τα κοινά civismo kodanikutunne نیکوکاری ryhmähenki civisme נְכוֹנוּת לִפעוֹל לְמָעַן הַצִיבּוּר लोकहित भाव, लोकभावना közösségi szellem pertasaan sosial félagsandi civismo, senso civico 公共心 공공심이 있는, 애국심 visuomeniškumo jausmas sabiedriskā aktivitāte semangat awam maatschappelijke gezindheid samfunnsånd duch obywatelski ښه كول، خدمت dedicação à comunidade spirit civic общественное сознание zmysel pre verejné blaho čut za skupnost rodoljublje medborgaranda การทําการเพื่อกุศล halka hizmet arzusu 為公精神 громадянська свідомість سماج کي خدمت کا جذبہ tinh thần vì mọi người 为公精神
ˌpublic-ˈspirited adjective
burgersindelik ذو شُعور بالمَصْلَحَةِ العامَّه с обществено съзнание benfeitor oddaný obecnému dobru Gemeinsinn-... samfundssindet που ενδιαφέρεται για τα κοινά de espíritu/carácter cívico, de buen ciudadano kodanikutundega نیکوکار ryhmähenkinen dévoué au bien public בַּעַל נְכוֹנוּת לִפעוֹל לְמַעַן הַצִיבּור लोककल्याण, भावनायुक्त a közjóért küzdő berperasaan sosial félagslega sinnaður (che ha senso civico) 公共心のある 공공심이 있는 visuomeniškas sabiedriski aktīvs bersemangat awam maatschappelijk gezind samfunnsnyttig dbały o dobro ogółu خدمتكار،نيك عمله benfeitor cu spirit civic движимый интересами общества ochotný sa verejne angažovať ki skrbi za javni blagor rodoljubiv socialt ansvarskännande ที่มีจิตใจเพื่อการกุศล halka hizmet arzusu taşıyan 熱心公益的 такий, що має почуття громадянської свідомості محب وطن tinh thần quảng đại 热心公益的
public transport
the bus, tram and train services provided by a state or community for the public. openbare vervoer وسائِل النَّقْل العامَّه обществен транспорт transporte público veřejná doprava öffentliches Verkehrsmittel offentlig transport δημόσια μεταφορικά μέσα transporte público ühistransport سیستم حمل و نقل عمومی julkinen liikenne transports en commun רֶכֶב צִיבּורִי सार्वजनिक परिवहन tömegközlekedés angkutan umum almenningssamgöngur mezzi pubblici 公共輸送機関 공공 교통 수단 viešasis transportas sabiedriskais transports pengangkutan awam openbaar vervoer offentlig transport transport publiczny د وړل راوړلو عمومى سيستم transporte público transport în comun общественный транспорт verejná doprava javni prevoz javni prevoz allmänna kommunikationer, kollektivtrafik ระบบขนส่งมวลชน toplu taşıma 大眾交通工具 громадський транспорт عوامي نقل و حمل کے ذرائع phương tiện giao thông công cộng 公共交通工具
in public
in front of other people, not in private. They are always quarrelling in public. in die openbaar علانيَةً، جَهْرا، أمام الناس публично em público veřejně in der Öffentlichkeit for åbent tæppe δημόσια, μπροστά σε κόσμο en público avalikult در ملا عام julkisesti en public בְּצִיבּוּר खुले आम nyilvánosan di muka umum opinberlega in pubblico 人前で 공공연히 viešai publiski; atklāti di khalayak ramai in het openbaar offentlig, for åpen scene publicznie په عام محضر كى em público în public на людях verejne javno u javnosti offentligt, inför publik ในที่สาธารณะ herkesin önünde, açıkça 當眾,公開地 публічно; на людях لوگوں کے سامنے công khai 当众,公开地
the public
people in general. This swimming pool is open to the public every day. die publiek الجُمْهور، الشَّعْب хората o público veřejnost die Öffentlichkeit offentligheden το κοινό el público publik, üldsus عموم مردم yleisö le public הַצִיבּוּר जनता a nagyközönség, a nyilvánosság, a közvélemény umum almenningur il pubblico 一般の人々 일반대중 visuomenė [] sabiedrība; ļaudis; tauta orang ramai het publiek publikum, alle publiczność ټول خلګ o público public(ul) публика verejnosť javnost javnost allmänheten ประชาชนทั่วไป halk, kamu 公眾 громадськість عام لوگ công chúng 公众
public opinion poll
a way of finding out public opinion by questioning a certain number of people. openbare opname اسْتِفْتاء الرأي العام допитване за общественото мнение pesquisa de opinião pública výzkum veřejného mínění die Meinungsumfrage offentlig meningsmåling σφυγμομέτρηση της κοινής γνώμης encuesta/sondeo de opinión pública avaliku arvamuse uuringud نظر سنجی mielipidetutkimus sondage d'opinion סֶקֶר דָעַת קָהָל जनमत सर्वेक्षण közvéleménykutatás pengumpulan pendapat almenn skoðanakönnun sondaggio d'opinione 世論調査 여론조사 viešosios nuomonės apklausa sabiedriskās domas aptauja tinjauan pendapat umum opiniepeiling meningsmåling badanie opinii publicznej نظرسنجونه sondagem à opinião pública sondaj de opinie опрос общественного мнения výskum verejnej mienky raziskava javnega mnenja ispitivanje javnog mnjenja opinionsundersökning โพลความเห็นของประชาชน kamu oyu 民意測驗 опитування громадської думки عوام کي رائے معلوم کرنے کا ايک طريقہ cuộc thăm dò dư luận quần chúng 民意测验

the public is singular: The public is entitled to know the facts .
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