publicise

P3U1B3L1I1C3I1S1E1
/ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/

verb

To make widely known to the public.

“They're already publicising next month's concert.”

Similar
advertisepublicizeadvertizeairbare
UncommonScrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

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

present singular third person publicises · participle present publicising · participle past publicised · past publicised · alternative publicize

  1. To make widely known to the public.

    The scandal was so publicised that he lost the next election.

  2. To advertise, create publicity for.

    They're already publicising next month's concert.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcall attention to

Similar
advertisepublicizeadvertize
Broader
announcedenote

verbmake public

Similar
publicizeairbare
Broader
tell
Also see
advertiseairbare

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From public + -ise.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian разгласявам
  • разгласявам (razglasjavam)make known to the public
Latin dīvulgō, invulgō
  • dīvulgōmake known to the public
  • invulgōmake known to the public
Russian сделать достоянием общественности, предать гласности
  • сделать достоянием общественности (sdelatʹ dostojanijem obščestvennosti)make known to the public
  • предать гласности (predatʹ glasnosti)make known to the public
Swedish offentliggöra
  • offentliggöramake known to the public
Cite this entry
APA

publicise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicise

MLA

“publicise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “publicise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicise.

Source: publicise on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.