Correct use of Advoco -are

[L'aura che tu respiri]

Dear friends,

According to Lewis & Short, advoco means “to call or summon one to a place, esp. for counsel, aid, etc.” However, can advoco be used outside the context of counsel or aid? For instance, can you say “In pulchram parcum me advocavit”?

 

[Snodv]

I would cautiously say "yes" because "esp." means especially, not exclusively. Horace says in Odes IV:xi "Ut tamen noris quibus advoceris gaudiis," roughly speaking, "so you might have some idea to what delights you are invited. "

 

[Snodv]

But wait! Parcum? Not a noun in Latin. Do you mean a park? Medieval parricus (accusative parricum) but I don't think it's feminine.

 

[L'aura che tu respiri]

You’re absolutely right! Should be In pulchrum parricum (though I’m sure campum is better).