The beauty of the verb in question is that it is universal. It can be used both for something and against something, and it’s wonderful. And now it's time to say what we will analyze today. "Ratifies" is a word that we will analyze in detail.
Value
Immediately there is some kind of socio-political program. Of course, as a rule, the surroundings are Hollywood or American, but our talk shows are also rapidly approaching the Western model.
The topic of weapons legalization is being discussed. One politician advocates (and this is understandable) for free circulation, the other for the prohibition and prohibition of such measures. The latter, as an argument, refers to the experience of the United States, where many troubles have already occurred due to free circulation of weapons.
If the reader has about the same picture in his head, then our ideas coincide with him. And this means that you can go to the explanatory dictionary, so that without hesitation, change intuitive knowledge to rational and supported by an authoritative written source. So, the meaning of the word “advocate”: act and speak in defense or against someone or something. If it’s interesting, they usually say: "To fight for the truth."
Origin
Often it happens that the history of the word sheds light on its modern meaning. So, probably, it will be this time too. The etymological dictionary indicates that the verb has the meaning “fight for something” and it is formed from the word “army”.
If we compare the two dictionaries, then the explanatory more streamlined wording. And the etymological one in this case is more understandable, specific and even, one might say, accurate. Because sometimes something happens on a talk show that goes beyond the bounds of the rational and turns into a real battle.
It can also be noted that over time, the semantic accents of the verb from the action have shifted to words. After all, we, first of all, remembered the debate, not the advancing troops or any revolutionary politician. But it turns out that this is quite appropriate, if we take into account the historical meaning of "advocate."
Synonyms
Since the word is currently outdated, on the one hand, and considered to be part of high style, on the other hand, it would be nice for us to choose substitutions for it that our readers can understand, in order to get to the core of the verb we are analyzing. Well, let's do this:
- protrude;
- fight;
- protect;
- to defend.
Yes, this time we only approached our treasured figure "5". But we will not artificially increase the volume, sometimes the material dictates its conditions. But the reader must have realized that this is advocating.
We emphasize one thing: the verb is universal and is not tied to any moral pole. For those who are not too sophisticated in linguistic matters, it may seem that the verb is "good." But in reality, both representatives of evil and representatives of good fight and defend their ideals. Superheroes and their opponents can equally advocate, this is worth remembering so as not to draw the wrong conclusions.
Of course, in this case, good and evil use their reasons and attract supporters in different ways and methods. Evil is more inventive, more attractive, and on the side of good only light. But we hope the reader knows which side to choose.