publicize

verb

pub·​li·​cize ˈpə-blə-ˌsīz 

publicized; publicizing

transitive verb

: to bring to the attention of the public : advertise

Synonyms of publicize

• promote
• sell

Examples of publicize in a Sentence

The company neglected to publicize the side effects of the new drug.

a highly publicized murder trial

Recent Examples on the Web

Both campaigns remain publicly confident, though neither has publicized any internal polling. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The Wildcats football team built some buzz in the last year with the stadium opening, big-name staff hirings and transfers and publicized financial commitments. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Interviews are supplemented with archival clips of Perry’s screen work and interviews, and some of the show’s most searing material is conveyed in the actor’s own (previously recorded and publicized) voice. — Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Working with Anthropic employee Levent Alpöge, Ethan Sussman, a mathematician at Northwestern University, created and publicized a public GitHub repository to do just that. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

public entry 1 + -ize

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for publicize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

publicize

verb

pub·​li·​cize ˈpəb-lə-ˌsīz 

publicized; publicizing

: to give publicity to