0 past simple and past participle of advocate
1 to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something:
[ + -ing verb ] She advocates taking a more long-term view.
He advocates the return of capital punishment.
He was part of an extreme political group that advocated the complete overthrow of the political system.
Heart disease specialists advocate a diet low in cholesterol.
His doctor advocated early retirement.
Trotsky advocated worlwide revolution.
Multi-culturalists, on the contrary, advocated a more diverse immigrant policy, one that takes ethnic diversity into consideration.
But, insofar as naturalists advocated a certain positive philosophy of nature, yes it does.
Not only did both sides have similar perceptions of problems, they also advocated many of the same techniques to stimulate their successful performances.