advocate

Noun

Singular advocate

Plural advocates

1. (countable) An advocate is someone who recommends something. <> (for a cause) ɗan yaƙin m abu; mai goyan baya; mai bada shawara

   she's an advocate of women's right <> ita 'yar yaƙin hakkin mata ce.

2. (countable) An advocate is someone who speaks for someone else, especially a lawyer in court. <> lauya, aboka.

   volunteers are needed to act as advocates for people with mental health problems. <> Ana buƙatar masu taimako su zama wadanda za su yiwa mutanen da ke da matsalar hanakali yaƙi.

Synonyms

• counsel, adviser, supporter
• pleader
• proponent

Antonyms

• opposition

Related words

• devil's advocate

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) advocate

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) advocates

Past tense (ya wuce) advocated

Past participle (ya wuce) advocated

Present participle (ana cikin yi) advocating

1. (transitive) If you advocate something, you recommend it. <> shawarta

   We wish for freedom, but cannot advocate the use of violence.

   The Government wants to adopt the approach advocated by Professor David Pearce.

Antonyms

• oppose

Google translation of advocate

Shawara, husũma.

1. (verb) goya baya <> support, boost, advocate, back, encourage;