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1. (v.t.) promote
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
to promote world peace.
2. promote
to advance in rank, dignity, position, etc.
3. promote
to advance to the next higher grade in a school.
4. promote
to aid in organizing (business undertakings).
5. promote
to encourage the sales, acceptance, or recognition of, esp. through advertising or publicity.
6. promote
to obtain (something) by trickery.
7. promote
(in chess) to exchange (a pawn) for any piece except the king when reaching the eighth rank.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L prōmōtus, ptp. of prōmovēre to move forward, advance. See pro -1, motive)
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| Definition of 'promote' |
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1. (verb) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
2. (verb) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
3. (verb) advertise, advertize, promote, push
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
4. (verb) promote
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
5. (verb) promote
change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
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1. (verb) promote
to give sb a more advanced position at work
He was promoted to senior sales executive.
2. promote
to encourage or make develop
schools that promote healthy eating; computer games that promote violence
3. promote
to advertise
We're promoting our new range of lipsticks.
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| Definition of 'promote' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) promote
to contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture
2. (verb) promote
to exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer
3. (verb) promote
to urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person
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Sense: to raise (to a higher rank or position)
He was promoted to head teacher.
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 Afrikaans: bevorder |
 Arabic: يُرَقّي، يُرَفِّعُ |
 Bulgarian: повишавам |
 Brazilian: promover |
 Czech: povýšit |
 German: befördern |
 Danish: forfremme |
 Greek: προάγω, προβιβάζω |
 Spanish: promover, ascender |
 Estonian: edutama |
 Farsi: ترفیع دادن |
 Finnish: ylentää |
 French: promouvoir |
 Hebrew: לְטַפֵּח |
 Hindi: पदोन्नति करना |
 Hungarian: előléptet |
 Indonesian: menaikkan pangkat |
 Icelandic: hækka (í stöðu) |
 Italian: promuovere |
 Japanese: 昇進させる |
 Korean: 승진시키다 |
 Lithuanian: paaukštinti |
 Latvian: paaugstināt (amatā, diene |
 Malay: menaikkan pangkat |
 Dutch: bevorderen |
 Norwegian: forfremme |
 Polish: awansować |
 Persian: ترفیع دادن |
 Pashto: ترفيع وركول |
 Portuguese: promover |
 Romanian: a promova |
 Russian: продвигать |
 Slovak: povýšiť |
 Slovenian: povišati |
 Serbian: unaprediti |
 Swedish: befordra |
 Thai: เลื่อนตำแหน่ง |
 Turkish: terfi etmek |
 Taiwanese: 提升，晉級 |
 Ukrainian: підвищувати в чині; висув |
 Urdu: ترقي دينا |
 Vietnamese: thăng chức |
 Chinese: 提升，晋级 |
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