Definitions for promote
prəˈmoʊtpro·mote

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. promote, advance, boost, further, encourage(verb)

   contribute to the progress or growth of

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

2. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate(verb)

   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, push(verb)

   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. promote(verb)

   be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

5. promote(verb)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. promote(Verb)

   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.

   Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.

2. promote(Verb)

   To elevate to the above league.

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

   Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.

3. promote(Verb)

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

   Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.

4. promote(Verb)

   To encourage, urge or incite

   Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.

Webster Dictionary(4.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Promote(verb)

   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. Promote(verb)

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

3. Promote(verb)

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 promovēre—pro, forward, movēre, to move.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce promote?

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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. Ken Goldin:

   On the back of the card was a big ad that said ‘tobacco.’ He didn’t want to promote tobacco.

2. Michael Bloomberg:

   I recognize that NDAs, particularly when they are used in the context of sexual harassment and sexual assault, promote a culture of silence in the workplace and contribute to a culture of women not feeling safe or supported, it is imperative that when problems occur, workplaces not only address the specific incidents, but the culture and practices that led to those incidents. And then leaders must act.

3. Dr Homer:

   It's not a goal of our company to promote blue eyes, from my experience what most people are after is the translucence of the blue eye rather than the color of the blue eye.

4. Chenchen Wang:

   Tai chi is a multicomponent traditional Chinese mind-body practice that may systematically promote health … by integrating physical, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and behavioral elements.

5. Governor Robert Bentley:

   To suggest the closure of the driver's license offices is a racial issue is simply not true, and to suggest otherwise should be considered an effort to promote a political agenda.

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