verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make widely known to the public. UK, transitive

   "The scandal was so publicised that he lost the next election."

2. 2
   make public wordnet
3. 3
   To advertise, create publicity for. UK, transitive

   "They're already publicising next month's concert."

4. 4
   call attention to wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

advertiseadvertiseadvertizeairbarepublicize

Example

More examples

"The scandal was so publicised that he lost the next election."

Etymology

From public + -ise.

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