publicize

Meanings

• Verb

  Make (information) known to the public, especially by making a formal announcement.

  - "The company publicized its new product through a press release."
  - "The mayor will publicize the city's plans for the upcoming budget."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with publicize
devise , surprise , misapply , applaud , alloy , enlist , compose , disguise

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Variants

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publicize , publicized , publicizes , publicizing , publicise , publicised , publicises , publicising

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to make known,' from Latin 'publice' (publicly) + 'facere' (to make).

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Trivia

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1. The first known use of 'publicize' in print was in 1611.

2. The term 'public relations' was first coined by Ivy Lee in 1900.

3. Publicize is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., 'publicize a product').

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Related Concepts

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1. Public Relations: A strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.

2. Marketing: The activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.

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Culture

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In literature, 'publicize' is often used in relation to public relations, marketing, and journalism. It refers to the dissemination of information to a wide audience, with the goal of generating interest, awareness, or support.

How to Memorize "publicize"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a loudspeaker or a megaphone, amplifying and broadcasting information to a crowd. This can help you remember the meaning of 'publicize' as 'making information known to a large audience'.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'public' and remember that 'publicize' means 'making something public' or 'making it known to the public'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Publicly announce it' to help remember the meaning of 'publicize'.

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