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over-publicized

o·ver-pub·li·cize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver puhb-luh-sahyz]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈpʌb ləˌsaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver puhb-luh-sahyz]
    • /ˈoʊ vər ˈpʌb ləˌsaɪz/

Definition of over-publicized word

  • verb with object over-publicized to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could. 1
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Origin of over-publicized

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; public + -ize

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Parts of speech for Over-publicized

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-publicized

over-publicized popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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