What does PROMOTE mean?

Definitions for PROMOTE
prəˈmoʊtpro·mote

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. promote, advance, boost, further, encourageverb

    contribute to the progress or growth of

    "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

  2. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevateverb

    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. advertise, advertize, promote, pushverb

    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. promoteverb

    be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

  5. promoteverb

    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

Wiktionary

  1. promoteverb

    To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

    At the end of the season, three teams are promoted the English Premier League.

  2. promoteverb

    To elevate to the above league.

    At the end of the season, three teams are promoted the English Premier League.

  3. promoteverb

    To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

  4. promoteverb

    To encourage, urge or incite

  5. Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To PROMOTEverb

    Etymology: promoveo, promotus, Lat.

    Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice. Francis Bacon.

    Nothing lovelier can be found,
    Than good works in her husband to promote. John Milton.

    He that talks deceitfully for truth, must hurt it more by his example, than he promotes it by his arguments. Francis Atterbury.

    Frictions of the extreme parts promote the flux of the juices in the joints. Arbuthnot,.

    I will promote thee unto very great honour. Num. xxii. 17.

    Shall I leave my fatness wherewith they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees. Judges ix. 9.

    Did I sollicit thee
    From darkness to promote me. John Milton.

ChatGPT

  1. promote

    To promote generally means to further the progress or advancement of something, to encourage or support, or to raise to a higher position or rank. This could apply in various contexts such as promoting a product, idea, event, or an individual within a company.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Promoteverb

    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. Promoteverb

    to exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer

  3. Promoteverb

    to urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Promote

    prō-mōt′, v.t. to move forward: to help on the growth or improvement of anything: to advance: to further: to encourage: to raise to a higher position: to elevate.—ns. Promō′ter; Promō′tion, the act of promoting: advancement in rank or in honour: encouragement: preferment.—adj. Promō′tive.—Be on one's promotion, to have right or hope of promotion: to be on good behaviour with a view to chances of promotion. [L. promotus, pa.p. of promovērepro, forward, movēre, to move.]

Editors Contribution

  1. promote

    To encourage.

    We did promote the rural community life.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PROMOTE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3144

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PROMOTE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3816

  3. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PROMOTE' in Verbs Frequency: #313

Anagrams for PROMOTE »

  1. protome

  2. topomer

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PROMOTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PROMOTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of PROMOTE in a Sentence

  1. John Kasich:

    We must be more forceful in the battle of ideas. U.S. public diplomacy and international broadcasting have lost their focus on the case for Western values and ideals and effectively countering our opponents' propaganda and disinformation, i will consolidate them into a new agency that has a clear mandate to promote the core, Judeo-Christian, Western values that we and our friends and allies share -- the values of human rights, the values of democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of association.

  2. Gary Smith:

    Many parents believe baby walkers offer their children entertainment, promote walking and providing a baby with an activity while the parents are busy doing something else, baby walkers do not promote walking skills. In fact, other studies have demonstrated that baby walkers can transiently delay mental and motor development.

  3. Democratic National Committee:

    Mike Pence is trying to run away from Mike Pence record as Trump’s MAGA wingman and is hitting the road to promote Mike Pence extreme anti-choice agenda in Iowa, we can count on Mike Pence to make Mike Pence plan to ban abortion in every state the new litmus test for Iowa Republicans — and we ’ll be here to hold them accountable every single day.

  4. Pope Francis:

    Social networks can facilitate relationships and promote the good of society, but they can also lead to further polarization and division between individuals and groups.

  5. Bill Clinton:

    I believe we have made a decision now that will permit us to create an economic order in the world that will promote more growth, more equality, better preservation of the environment, and a greater possibility of world peace, we are on the verge of a global economic expansion that is sparked by the fact that the United States at this critical moment decided that we would compete, not retreat.

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