pub ‧ li ‧ cize BrE AmE ( also publicise British English ) /ˈpʌbləsaɪz, ˈpʌblɪsaɪz/ verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ public , ↑ publication , ↑ publicist , ↑ publicity ; verb : ↑ publicize ; adverb : ↑ publicly ; adjective : ↑ public ]
to give information about something to the public, so that they know about it:
television’s failure to publicize the unemployment issue
well/widely/highly publicized (=receiving a lot of attention)
His visit was highly publicized.
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THESAURUS
▪ advertise verb [intransitive and transitive] to tell people about a product or service and try to persuade them to buy it, for example in a newspaper, television, or Internet advertisement:
Some universities advertise on television.
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She has signed a deal to advertise the company's haircare products.
▪ promote verb [transitive] to try to increase the sales or popularity of a product or event, for example by selling it at a lower price or talking about it on television:
He's in London to promote his new album.
▪ market verb [transitive] to try to sell a product or service by deciding which type of people are likely to buy it and by making it interesting to them:
The collection is being marketed as clothing for climbers and skiers.
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Most companies have agreed not to market products to children under 12.
▪ publicize ( also publicise British English ) verb [transitive] to tell the public about something by writing about it in newspapers, speaking about it on television etc:
He had done a lot of interviews to publicize his new book.
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The hostages' case has been widely publicized.
▪ hype verb [transitive] informal to try to make people think something is good or important by advertising or talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc. Hype is often used when you do not trust the information:
The boxing match was being hyped as the biggest fight of the decade.
▪ plug verb [transitive] informal to advertise a book, film etc by talking about it on television or radio:
Marc was on the show to plug his new play.