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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “advocate”

“advocate” is pronounced /ˈædvəkət/ (AD-vuh-kuht) in American English and /advəkeɪt/ in British English, and /ˈædvəˌkeɪt/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “æd”.
The sound

Say “advocate” in 3 beats

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advocate

/ˈædvəkət/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /advəkeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. ædædstress
  2. vəvə
  3. kətkət
IPA (American)
/ˈædvəkət/
IPA (British)
/advəkeɪt/
Also accepted
/ˈædvəˌkeɪt/
Respelling
AD-vuh-kuht
Syllables
3 — ÆD-və-kət
Stress
Stress the first syllable: ÆD-və-kət. “æd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈædvəkət/

British

/advəkeɪt/

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Meaning

What “advocate” means

  1. noun

    a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

  2. noun

    a lawyer who pleads cases in court

  3. verb

    push for something

    “The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day”

Say it in a sentence

“He became a tireless advocate for cleaner rivers in the county.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
æshort addvvəschwa×2kktt

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Questions

“advocate”, answered

How do you pronounce “advocate”?

“advocate” is pronounced /ˈædvəkət/ (AD-vuh-kuht) in American English and /advəkeɪt/ in British English, and /ˈædvəˌkeɪt/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “æd”. Build it as ÆD-və-kət, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “advocate” have?

3: æd · və · kət. The beat lands on the first, “æd”.

Is “advocate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈædvəkət/ (AD-vuh-kuht); British English says /advəkeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “advocate” mean?

As a noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea For example: “He became a tireless advocate for cleaner rivers in the county.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “advocate”?

Stress the first syllable: ÆD-və-kət. “æd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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