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

The legislation waives the government’s immunity from lawsuits for the subpoenas, after the Senate Judiciary Committee publicized the subpoenas recently. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

There is some argument that these methods may have already been quietly used by Western labs like OpenAI or Anthropic, but have just not been publicized in the same way. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025

This exchange, obtained by the Star-Telegram through public records, occurred before the error was publicized or revealed to the TAD board. —Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025

Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia publicized her bid for Council president, thrusting the typical backroom negotiations into the public eye while citing a desire to disrupt a process that has become exclusive and turned the job into an appointment. —Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

public entry 1 + -ize

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for publicize

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

Kids Definition

publicize

verb

pub·​li·​cize ˈpəb-lə-ˌsīz 

publicized; publicizing

: to give publicity to