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self-advertising

self-advertising is the present participle of self-advertise.

Meaning of self-advertise

Verb

self-advertise (third-person singular simple present self-advertises, present participle self-advertising, simple past and past participle self-advertised)

  1. To advertise or portray oneself as.
    • Many identify themselves primarily as libertarians or conservatives. Others self-advertise as white nationalists.2018 September 18, Rebecca Lewis, “Alternative Influence: Broadcasting the Reactionary Right on YouTube”, in Data & Society, archived from the original on 25 May 2022

Questions about self-advertising

What is self-advertising the present participle of?
Self-advertising is the present participle of self-advertise.

Words near self-advertising in the dictionary

  1. self-advertise
  2. self-advertised
  3. self-advertisement
  4. self-advertisements
  5. self-advertises
  6. self-advertising
  7. self-advocacy
  8. self-affine
  9. self-affinity
  10. self-affirmation
  11. self-affirmations

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