All 5 Uses of
advocate
in
Jane Eyre
- Consistency, my dear Mr. Brocklehurst; I advocate consistency in all things.
p. 42.3advocate = recommend
- She advocated a high tone of sentiment; but she did not know the sensations of sympathy and pity; tenderness and truth were not in her.
p. 216.1 *advocated = recommended
- Since I had ascertained that Rosamond really preferred him, and that her father was not likely to oppose the match, I — less exalted in my views than St. John — had been strongly disposed in my own heart to advocate their union.
p. 429.5advocate = recommend
- I advocate them: I am sworn to spread them.
p. 433.1
- It is the cause of God I advocate: it is under His standard I enlist you.
p. 468.7advocate = speak on behalf of and work for
Definitions:
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(1)
(advocate as in: to advocate) to recommend or publicly support (someone or something)
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(2)
(advocate as in: an advocate supporting) a person who publicly supports and works to advance a cause
or more rarely:
someone acting in the role of a defense lawyer in England's past and in some jurisdictions today -
(3)
(advocate as in: an advocate in court) a lawyer or officer of the court in some jurisdictions in Europe, colonial America, and the military
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(4)
(devil's advocate as in: I'll play the devil's advocate) a person who takes an unpopular position to encourage debate or test ideas
- (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)