Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

publicise

/ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
pub-li-cise
IPA
/ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make widely known to the public.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To advertise, create publicity for.

British usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From public + -ise.

Usage

Inflected Forms

publicises (present, singular) publicising (participle, present) publicised (participle, past) publicised (past) publicize (alternative, US)

Synonyms

publicize air bare advertise advertize

Questions

How do you pronounce publicise?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/.
What does publicise mean?
To make widely known to the public.
Where does publicise come from?
From public + -ise.

How to pronounce publicise

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