advocate
to support or argue for
Roots
Other words with the voc / vok root
- equivocal: ambiguous or deliberately unclear
- equivocate: to speak ambiguously or avoid commitment
- evoke: to call forth or bring to mind
- provocative: reaction-calling or deliberately stirring
- revoke: to call back or cancel
- vocabulary: the words known or used by someone
- vocal: relating to the voice
Voc / vok gives voice. To advocate is to lend your voice to a person, idea, or cause.
She used the debate to advocate for students who could not afford test prep.