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publicize

/ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz/

publicize is the alternative spelling of publicise.

Meaning of publicise

Verb

publicise (third-person singular simple present publicises, present participle publicising, simple past and past participle publicised)

  1. (UK, transitive) To make widely known to the public.
    • The scandal was so publicised that he lost the next election.
  2. (UK, transitive) To advertise, create publicity for.
    • They're already publicising next month's concert.

Forms of publicize

third-person singular presentpublicizes
present participlepublicizing
past participlepublicized
pastpublicized
alternative formpublicise

Origin of publicize

From public + -ize.

Words formed from publicize

Questions about publicize

What is publicize the alternative spelling of?
Publicize is the alternative spelling of publicise.
How do you pronounce publicize?
Publicize is pronounced /ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz/.

Words near publicize in the dictionary

  1. publicity-hound
  2. publicity-hounds
  3. publicizable
  4. publicization
  5. publicizations
  6. publicize
  7. publicized
  8. publicizer
  9. publicizers
  10. publicizes
  11. publicizing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: publicize (page history and authors); publicise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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