PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

Meaning of PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE in English

feign disagreement with an issue in order to provoke discussion

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADVOCATE — I. -kə̇t, -ˌkāt, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English avocat, advocat, from Middle French, from Latin advocatus, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADVOCATE — (v. i.) To act as advocate.
Английский словарь Webster
ADVOCATE — (n.) One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an …
Английский словарь Webster
ADVOCATE — ( v. i. ) To act as advocate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADVOCATE — ( n. ) One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADVOCATE — — advocative , adj. — advocator , n. v. /ad"veuh kayt'/ ; n. /ad"veuh kit, -kayt'/ , v. , advocated, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ADVOCATE — vi to act as advocate. 2. advocate ·noun christ, considered as an intercessor. 3. advocate ·noun to plead in favor …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADVOCATE — in law, a person who is professionally qualified to plead the cause of another in a court of law. As …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADVOCATE — I advocate noun BrE AmE ˈæd vək ət -ɪt; -və keɪt ▷ advocate|s s II advo|cate verb BrE AmE ˈæd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADVOCATE — verb , noun ■ verb / ˈædvəkeɪt; NAmE / ( formal ) to support sth publicly : [ vn ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADVOCATE — I. ad ‧ vo ‧ cate 1 AC /ˈædvəkeɪt/ BrE AmE verb [I, T] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — ( devils) 1. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. = Satan N-PROPER : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADVOCATE — The verb is pronounced /ædvəkeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /ædvəkət/. ( advocated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADVOCATE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES devil's advocate ▪ He would play devil’s advocate with anyone. play devil’s advocate ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL — [noun] [C] - an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and hornsHieronymus Bosch was a …
Cambridge English vocab
ADVOCATE — [noun] [C]He's a strong advocate of state ownership of the railways.An advocate is also a lawyer who defends someone in …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
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Slang English vocab
ADVOCATE — I. noun 1 sb who supports sth ADJECTIVE ▪ ardent , effective , firm ( esp. BrE ), great , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ADVOCATE — n. 25B6; noun an advocate of children's rights : CHAMPION, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, campaigner, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ADVOCATE — v. 1 support, champion, back, endorse, uphold, recommend, stand behind, second, favour, speak or plead or argue for or in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADVOCATE — 1. сущ. 1) защитник; сторонник (точки зрения, метода, образа жизни) aggressive advocate, strong advocate ≈ ярый сторонник чего-л. client advocate …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADVOCATE — Advocate: Judge ~ General главный военный прокурор Judge ~ General начальник военно-юридической службы judge: ~ судья; Judge Advocate General генеральный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ADVOCATE — advocate.ogg 1. ʹædvək(ə)t n 1. адвокат, защитник Lord Advocate - лорд-адвокат, генеральный прокурор по делам Шотландии faculty of advocates - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEVIL — devil сущ.1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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