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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

(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]

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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Verb	1.	publicize - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" bare, publicise, air 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.	publicize - call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" advertise, publicise, advertize 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

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.

2. make known, report, reveal, publish, broadcast, leak, disclose, proclaim, circulate, make public, divulge, blazon He never publicized his plans.
make known conceal, suppress, cover up, contain, withhold, stifle, smother, keep secret, keep dark

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publicize

verb

1. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:

ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, puff, talk up, tout.

Informal: plug.

Slang: hype.

2. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):

advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, talk up.

Informal: pitch, plug.

Slang: push.

Translations

propagovat

præsentere

anunciar publicar

publiciser

auglÿsa

fare pubblicità a pubblicizzare

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 connaîtrepublic lavatory n → toilettes fpl publiquespublic library n → bibliothèque f publiquepublic limited company n → société f ouverte à responsabilité limitée

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publicize

(= make public) → bekannt machen, an die Öffentlichkeit bringen; I don’t want this publicized → ich möchte nicht, dass das publik wird; I don’t publicize the fact → ich will das nicht an die große Glocke hängen (inf)

(= get publicity for) film, author, product → Werbung or Reklame or Publicity machen für; it has been well publicized → es hat viel Publicity bekommen, dafür ist viel Werbung or Reklame gemacht worden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

publicize

[ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz] vt

a. (make public) → far sapere in giro

b. (advertise) → fare (della) pubblicità a, reclamizzare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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.

ˈpublicly adverb

puˈblicity (-ˈblisə-) noun

1. advertising. There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking.

2. the state of being widely known. Film stars usually like publicity.

ˈpublicize, ˈpublicise (-saiz) verb

to make widely known; to advertise. We are publicizing a new product.

public holiday

a day on which all (or most) shops, offices and factories are closed for a holiday.

public house (usually abbreviated to pub (pab) )

a house where alcoholic drinks are sold to the public.

public relations (also PR)

the attitude, understanding etc between a firm, government etc and the public.

ˌpublic ˈservice anˌnouncement noun

(especially American) an announcement on television or radio given as a service to the public.

public spirit

a desire to do things for the good of the community.

ˌpublic-ˈspirited adjective

public transport

the bus, tram and train services provided by a state or community for the public.

in public

in front of other people, not in private. They are always quarrelling in public.

the public

people in general. This swimming pool is open to the public every day.

public opinion poll

a way of finding out public opinion by questioning a certain number of people.

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

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