publicizate

Publicizate is a term found in several Romance-language contexts. Broadly, it is associated with the act of making information or content known to a wide audience, or with materials that have already been publicized.

In advertising and media practice, publicizate items include press releases, campaigns, and posts that have been distributed to the public or to media outlets. The word can function as an adjective describing such content (for example, "publicizate materials") or as a verb form meaning "to publicize" in certain conjugations.

Etymologically, publicizate derives from the root public- meaning "public," with suffixes typical of Romance languages; related terms include publicitate (Romanian for advertising or publicity) or publicitación (Spanish for publicity).

See also: Publicity, advertising, public relations, publicize.