DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

Meaning of DEVIL'S ADVOCATE in English

ˌdevil’s ˈadvocate BrE AmE noun [countable]

someone who pretends to disagree with you in order to have a good discussion about something:

He would play devil’s advocate with anyone.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — noun Etymology: translation of New Latin advocatus diaboli Date: 1760 a Roman Catholic official whose duty is to examine critically …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — noun Etymology: translation of New Latin advocatus diaboli 1. Roman Catholicism : an official of the Congregation of Rites whose …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — 1. a person who advocates an opposing or unpopular cause for the sake of argument or to expose it to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — person who argues the less accepted or approved side for the sake of argument; prosecutor
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DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — Etymology: translation of New Latin advocatus diaboli Date: 1760 1. : a Roman Catholic official whose duty is to examine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — Function: noun Etymology: translation of New Latin advocatus diaboli Date: 1760 1 : a Roman Catholic official whose duty is …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — ■ noun 1》 a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — [devil's advocate] n [trans. of NL advocatus diaboli] (1760) 1: a Roman Catholic official whose duty is to examine critically …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — Latin Advocatus Diaboli, in the Roman Catholic church, the promoter of the faith, who critically examines the life of and …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — noun a person who expresses an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a discussion about …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL’S ADVOCATE — If you play devil’s advocate in a discussion or debate, you express an opinion which you may not agree with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL’S ADVOCATE — If you play ~ in a discussion or debate, you express an opinion which you may not agree with but …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Afterwards I continue to argue for rugby, feeling ever more like the devil's advocate . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — 1) 'адвокат дьявола' (человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение) 2) спорщик из любви к искусству
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — Адвокат дьявола
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — _n. 1> 'адвокат дьявола' (человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение) 2> спорщик из любви к искусству
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — 1) "адвокат дьявола" (человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение) 2) спорщик из любви к искусству
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — завзятый спорщик, придира
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DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — завзятый спорщик, придира
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — 1) "адвокат дьявола" ( человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение ) 2) спорщик из любви к искусству
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — 1) "адвокат дьявола" (человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение) 2) спорщик из любви к искусству
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — _n. 1> 'адвокат дьявола' (человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение) 2> спорщик из любви к искусству
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — n. 1. 'адвокат дьявола' (человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение) 2. спорщик из любви к искусству
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — 1) общ. "адвокат дьявола" (человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение) 2) общ. придира; рьяный спорщик (предвзятый критик, принципиально занимающий сторону …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE — 1) 'адвокат дьявола' (человек, защищающий неправое дело или неправильное положение) 2) спорщик из любви к искусству
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
DEVIL
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
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
DEVIL
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
DEVIL
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
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
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
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
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
DEVIL
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
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL
Slang English vocab
ADVOCATE — I. noun 1 sb who supports sth ADJECTIVE ▪ ardent , effective , firm ( esp. BrE ), great , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
DEVIL
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
DEVIL
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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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