publicizepub‧li‧cize (also publicise British English) /ˈpʌblɪsaɪz/ verb [transitive] 
television’s failure to publicize the unemployment issuewell/widely/highly publicized (=receiving a lot of attention) His visit was highly publicized.
VERB TABLE
publicize
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | publicize |
| he, she, it | publicizes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | publicized |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have publicized |
| he, she, it | has publicized | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had publicized |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will publicize |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have publicized |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am publicizing |
| he, she, it | is publicizing | |
| you, we, they | are publicizing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was publicizing |
| you, we, they | were publicizing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been publicizing |
| he, she, it | has been publicizing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been publicizing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be publicizing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been publicizing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A good estate agent will know the best ways to publicize the fact that your home is for sale.
- A series of articles and television shows publicized concerns that the chemical Alar, used to keep apples red and firm, could cause cancer.
- a well-publicized case
- Hollywood gossips were saying that the studio lacked the funds to publicize its new film properly.
- Jurors were asked what they knew about the highly publicized case.
- Orlov spent seven years in prison for publicizing human-rights violations.
- Rumors should be investigated, not publicized.
- She did a series of interviews to publicize her new book.
- The parade was well publicized, and thousands of people came to see it.
- According to her publicists, who had little else except her lubricious reputation to publicize, they measured 40 inches.
- All three, although publicized last week, date to a conference held last October, the paper said.
- But Margo turned the finest trick of her life when she turned this prurient interest back on itself to publicize the convention.
- Except in so far as they publicized opinion poll findings, television projections of party credibility did not dictate public perceptions.
- That in October give mail renewal letters publicizing winter market and Christmas party.
- Two recent, highly publicized events have helped to bring the literacy crisis to the national attention.
- Xerox placed a few Altos in the Carter White House, but did not publicize the enthusiastic reaction.
THESAURUS
verb [intransitive, transitive] to tell people about a product or service and try to persuade them to buy it, for example in a newspaper, television, or Internet advertisement: · Some universities advertise on television.· She has signed a deal to advertise the company's haircare products.
verb [transitive] to try to increase the sales or popularity of a product or event, for example by selling it at a lower price or talking about it on television: · He's in London to promote his new album.
verb [transitive] to try to sell a product or service by deciding which type of people are likely to buy it and by making it interesting to them: · The collection is being marketed as clothing for climbers and skiers.· Most companies have agreed not to market products to children under 12.
(also publicise British English) verb [transitive] to tell the public about something by writing about it in newspapers, speaking about it on television etc: · He had done a lot of interviews to publicize his new book.· The hostages' case has been widely publicized.
verb [transitive] informal to try to make people think something is good or important by advertising or talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc. Hype is often used when you do not trust the information: · The boxing match was being hyped as the biggest fight of the decade.
verb [transitive] informal to advertise a book, film etc by talking about it on television or radio: · Marc was on the show to plug his new play.
Longman Language Activatorto advertise something to tell people publicly about a product or service in order to try to persuade them to buy it, for example by showing short films on television, or by showing pictures with words in newspapers and magazines: · There was a big poster advertising a well-known brand of cola.· We are a small business so we can only afford to advertise in the local press.be advertised on TV/on the radio: · "How did you find out about the new software?" "It was advertised on TV."be advertised in a newspaper/magazine etc: · The concert was advertised in all the national newspapers.be heavily advertised (=be advertised a lot): · Young smokers tend to buy the brands that are most heavily advertised.
to try to make people buy a new product, see a new film etc, for example by selling it at a lower price or talking about it on television: · Meg Ryan is in Europe to promote her new movie.· To promote their new shampoo, they are selling it at half price for a month.promote something as something: · They're trying to promote Dubai as a tourist destination.
also publicise British to tell the public about a situation, event, organization, problem by advertising, writing, or speaking about it on television, in newspapers etc: · Hollywood gossips were saying that the studio lacked the funds to publicize its new film properly.· A good estate agent will know the best ways to publicize the fact that your home is for sale.· A series of articles and television shows publicized concerns that the chemical Alar, used to keep apples red and firm, could cause cancer.well-/highly/widely/much publicized (=publicized a lot): · Jurors were asked what they knew about the highly publicized case.
to try to sell a product or service by deciding which type of people are likely to buy it and by making it attractive and interesting to them: · In order to market a product well, you need to be aware of public demand.· The company has exclusive European rights to market the new software.
informal to try to make people interested in a product, entertainer, film etc, using television, radio, and newspapers - use this to show that you do not trust this kind of information: · Like most Hollywood movies it was so hyped up that when I saw it I was completely disappointed.· The cosmetics industry is usually quick to hype its new products.
informal also give something a plug especially British informal to try to persuade people to buy a book, see a film etc, by talking about it publicly, especially on television or radio: · The only reason she agreed to be interviewed was to plug her new record.· The author used the opportunity of appearing on TV to give his latest book a plug.
to encourage people to buy something: · There's no question about it - scandal sells newspapers.sell something to somebody: · It's not just a question of making a good product - we also have to go out and sell it to people.
informal to try to sell more of a product or service by advertising it a lot: · Revlon is really pushing its new range of beauty creams.
to publicly tell a lot of people about something to tell the public about a decision that has been made, or about something that will happen: · The government has announced the date of the next election.· The winner of the award will be announced at a dinner at the Sheraton Hotel.announce (that): · The Spanish government announced that it would invest over $14,000 million in the Latin American region.
to give people news about what is happening, in newspapers, on television, or on the radio: · The local newspaper has reported several cases of meningitis in the area.report (that): · Our foreign correspondent reports that conditions in the refugee camps are filthy and overcrowded.report on: · She was sent to Washington to report on the presidential elections.
also publicise British to use the newspapers, television etc to provide information about something such as a new product, a special event, or an important subject, because you want everyone to know about it : · She did a series of interviews to publicize her new book.· Orlov spent seven years in prison for publicizing human-rights violations.well publicized (=mentioned a lot in newspapers, on television etc): · The parade was well publicized, and thousands of people came to see it.· a well-publicized case
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
(=receiving a lot of attention) His visit was highly publicized.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB His visit was highly publicized.· Tijuana's reputation for drug-related homicides was reinforced last year by several highly publicized cases.· The highly publicized abortion debate overshadowed the rest of the platform that calls for a smorgasbord of constitutional amendments.· That question appears to lie at the heart of the highly publicized battle raging between Hasbro Inc. and Mattel Inc.· Two recent, highly publicized events have helped to bring the literacy crisis to the national attention.· They changed the subject by noting their prosecution of some highly publicized cases against the Klan and other white supremacist organizations.· The new regime immediately began to review Davis's many highly publicized deals and were not pleased With the Stax agreement.· Their highly publicized forays energized and emboldened the Catholic Right.
· Complement: Well publicized the book was.
· There had been pressure enough coming into the Sydney Games surrounding her widely publicized goal of winning five gold medals.· Their trip was widely publicized in the press and everybody in the country seemed to know about it.· Each side exaggerated and widely publicized the acts of barbarism and cruelty committed by the opponent.
NOUN· One well-publicized case was the murder in 1990 of Karunamoi Sardar, a landless woman protester.· Tijuana's reputation for drug-related homicides was reinforced last year by several highly publicized cases.· Her friends in the West were told that she would be beaten until they stopped publicizing her case.· They changed the subject by noting their prosecution of some highly publicized cases against the Klan and other white supremacist organizations.
WORD FAMILYnounpublicpublicationpublicistpublicityadjectivepublicverbpublicizeadverbpublicly
to give information about something to the public, so that they know about it: television’s failure to publicize the unemployment issuewell/widely/highly publicized (=receiving a lot of attention) His visit was highly publicized.