|  | 
					
						| 
		
			| 1.
								a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea 2.
								a lawyer who pleads cases in court
 
 'advocate' - used as a verb
 3.
								push for something
 4.
								speak, plead, or argue in favour of
 The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
 
 |  
			| derived forms
 |  
			| 1. Advocate / Plural advocates
 2. Advocate / Past
 advocated
 3. Advocate / Third Person
 advocates
 4. Advocate / Present Participle
 advocating
 
 |  |  |  |