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• Advoke — Ad*voke , v. t. [L. advocare. See {Advocate}.] To summon; to call. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Queen Katharine had privately prevailed with the pope to advoke the cause to Rome. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• advoke — verb /ədˈvəʊk/ To summon or call (to a higher tribunal) …   Wiktionary

• Advocate — Ad vo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.] To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Advocated — Advocate Ad vo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.] To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Advocating — Advocate Ad vo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.] To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• advokas — ×ãdvokas sm. (3b) Lp, Rdm žr. advakas: Jis jau antrus metus advokè sėdi Lš …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language