advocate是一个英文单词，作为动词基本含义为拥护；提倡；作为名词基本含义为拥护者；支持者；提倡者；辩护律师；出庭辩护人；复数：advocates；第三人称单数：advocates；现在进行时：advocating；过去式：advocated；过去分词：advocated。

例句为He advocates streaming children, and educating them according to their needs.他提倡把学生按能力分班，因需施教。