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Definition spruik in British English

spruik verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/spruːk/
1

to try to persuade someone to do or buy something, often in a dishonest or exaggerated way

Example

a time when travelling salesmen spruiked their wares in the town square

Example

Going "gift-free" has been spruiked in the pages of the Oprah magazine and advocated by Mennonite Christians as a way to rediscover the reason for the season.

Synonyms and related words
pitch drum up woo encourage persuade convince
Definition spruik in British English