advocate

advocate

CEFR: C1-C2 /ad-vo-cate/ [ae1.d.v.ah0.k.ah0.t]

If you advocate (for) a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. There are three patterns:

Example Sentences:
advocate (for) something
advocate + Verb-ing
advocate + that + Subject + Verb

Here are example sentences:

Example Sentences:
I advocate (for) traditional teaching methods.
They advocate abolishing the income tax. = They advocate that the income tax should be abolished.
The plan is advocated by the president.
They formed a group advocating for changes in the school system.