advocating
- 1Present participle and gerund of advocate.
The senator spent years advocating for affordable housing across the state.
Advocating on behalf of refugees became the focus of her career.
Note
The -ing form does double duty. It carries progressive tenses (she is advocating) and heads a gerund clause that works as a noun (advocating reform is risky). It also exposes the verb's two constructions. Used transitively, it takes the cause as a direct object: advocating reform, advocating a ban. Used intransitively, it pairs with for or on behalf of to name what or whom the speaker champions.
The report ends by advocating a shorter working week.
Advocating stricter limits, the committee met fierce opposition.
advocating is a form of advocate
advocate, verb: To actively encourage support for a particular cause, idea, or course of action. Full entry
- Spelling
- advocate → advocating: drop the e, add -ing
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