From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, noun, {Advoke}, {Avow}.] To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
To advocate the cause of thy client. --Bp. Sanderson (1624).
This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. --Burke.
Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause. --Mitford.
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