All 19 Uses

advocate
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Volpone
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'tis Signior Voltore, the advocate; I know him by his knock.
Act 1

advocate = lawyer
the great and learned advocate
Act 1 *
But knows the advocate the truth?
Act 4
Please your fatherhoods,
Here is his advocate: himself's so weak,
So feeble—
Act 4
True; I do doubt this advocate still.
Act 4
Only the advocate's fee must be deducted.
Act 4
Did not your advocate rare?
Act 5
Now, so truth help me, I must needs say this, sir,
And out of conscience for your advocate:
He has taken pains, in faith, sir, and deserv'd,
In my poor judgment, I speak it under favour,
Not to contrary you, sir, very richly—
Act 5
Your advocate will turn stark dull upon it.
Act 5
What does the advocate here, Or this Corbaccio?
Act 5
My advocate is dumb; look to my merchant,
He has heard of some strange storm, a ship is lost,
He faints; my lady will swoon.
Act 5
Good advocate,
Prithee not rail, nor threaten out of place thus;
Thou'lt make a solecism, as madam says.
Act 5
I am mad, a mule That never read Justinian, should get up, And ride an advocate.
Act 5
All but the advocate.
Act 5
The advocate's a knave, And has a forked tongue—
Act 5
Bid him, he straight come to me to the court;
Thither will I, and, if't be possible,
Unscrew my advocate, upon new hopes:
When I provoked him, then I lost myself.
Act 5
Mosca, I was almost lost, the advocate
Had betrayed all; but now it is recovered;
All's on the hinge again—
Act 5
Demand The advocate.
Act 5
MOS: All is yours, the devil and all: Good advocate!†
Act 4 *

Definitions:

(1) (advocate as in: to advocate)
to recommend or publicly support (someone or something)
(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
(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)