verb · neutral
publicize
/ˈpʌblɪsaɪz/PUB·li·cize
to make information about something widely known; to promote or give publicity to
Examples
“The university publicized the new scholarship scheme on their website.”
“They publicized the results to attract more applicants.”
“It was publicized as a free community event.”
Band 8 sentence
“The NGO publicized its findings in order to pressure policymakers into improving local welfare programs.”
Collocations
- publicize an event
- publicize a campaign
- publicize through social media
Word family
Common mistakes
They publicize the festival last week.→They publicized the festival last week.
The plan is publicize next month.→The plan will be publicized next month.
Say it for a higher band
5announce→6promote→7+publicize
Synonyms
announce
promote
Easily confused
advertise
“The charity decided to publicize its fundraiser rather than advertise it on prime-time TV.”
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