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publicizing

publicizing

1 3.5
Making goods or services known to many people to help sell them
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌblɪˌzaɪzɪŋ/
translation icon : publicidad
  • Effective publicizing of the event helped attract a large audience.

It's a UNESCO thing every year they they don't do a great job in publicizing it, unfortunately.

Examples

  • While the content of Sport Education has a strong focus on tactics and skills, it also includes learning about and practicing other roles that are important to how the activity is pursued outside schools; that is, coaching, refereeing, scorekeeping, compiling statistics, managing teams, publicizing results, and the like.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A comprehensive fieldwork program has not been possible, but the publicizing of our interests has already brought us some way toward this goal.

    Academic text (1993)
  • This is separate from whether someone, somewhere, believes the publicizing of that information is justified.

    Blog text (23)
  • Some states have enacted laws requiring greater publicizing of their registries.

    Academic text (2002)
  • More importantly, the process must be publicized because only the publicizing of the scores of all the registered members can make it completely credible to the party members, the candidates, and the general constituents.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The publicizing of the new product was crucial for its success in the market.

  • The company focused on the publicizing of its services to increase brand awareness.

Synonyms

advertising
vspublicizing
878 2.7

Creating and showing ads that make people buy products, use services, or support ideas

is broader and includes other ways of attracting public attention
marketing
vspublicizing
838 2.7

Activities companies use to promote and sell products or services

focuses more narrowly on attracting public attention for promotion
publicity
vspublicizing
289 3.0

Making something known to many people to get attention

is the same activity often described as the business of doing this
PR
vspublicizing
159 3.8

Work to make a person or company look good to the public

is narrower, aimed specifically at promoting goods or services
promotion
vspublicizing
124 3.2

An activity that tells people about a product to make them buy or support it

is the broader business action of drawing attention to goods or services
public relations
vspublicizing
110 3.0

Work to help a company or person look good to the public

centres on drawing attention to goods or services for promotion
exposure
vspublicizing
88 3.9

Making a secret or hidden thing known to people

is promotional, aiming to attract buyers rather than merely reveal
dissemination
vspublicizing
16 6.6

Spreading information or ideas so many people learn them

is targeted to attract public attention for commercial promotion
4 3.9

A planned set of actions to make people view a company or person more positively

covers single acts of attracting public attention to promote offerings
public exposure
vspublicizing
1 4.0

Making something known to many people so they can see or talk about it

aims specifically to draw attention to goods or services for promotion
popularization
vspublicizing
  • US
1 3.8

The act of making an idea or thing easy for many people to understand

focuses on promoting goods or services rather than simplifying ideas
publicism
vspublicizing
  • Jargon
9.2

To make and manage a public image for people, organizations, or products

focuses on the act of attracting attention to goods or services

Antonyms

201 2.7

Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe

57 6.1

Stopping people from expressing opinions or practising traditions by force

How Publicized

campaigning
75 3.2
advertising
878 2.7
promotion
124 3.2
publicizing
1 3.5
publicity
289 3.0

Surface Forms

publicizing singular
publicizings plural

Morphology

publicizing = publicize (transparent) = public + ize + ing

The gerund/nominal use of the verb 'publicize' is a straightforward and productive formation; learners who know 'publicize' will infer 'publicizing'.

Etymology

The word publicizing starts with public, from an old Latin word publicus meaning 'of the people', plus -ize ('make') and -ing ('action'). So, publicizing is the act of 'making something known to many people'.