What does promote mean?
Definitions for promote
prəˈmoʊtpro·mote
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word promote.
Princeton's WordNet
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage(verb)
contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
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"
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"
promote(verb)
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
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
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.
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.
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.
promote(Verb)
To encourage, urge or incite
Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.
Webster Dictionary
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
Promote(verb)
to exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer
Promote(verb)
to urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
promote
To encourage.
We did promote the rural community life.
Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'promote' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3144
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'promote' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3816
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'promote' in Verbs Frequency: #313
Anagrams for promote »
protome
topomer
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of promote in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of promote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of promote in a Sentence
We promote Asian storytelling. Not just Asian stories, but Asian people in stories with the full spectrum of the human experience, when you say,' Oh, it's not enough attention on Asians, it's more black and white, that game becomes like you're playing the discrimination Olympics.
We have agreed that neither the U.S. or the Chinese government will conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information for commercial advantage. In addition, we'll work together and with other nations to promote international rules of the road for appropriate conduct in cyberspace.
For us, we're not doing this to make money, we're doing because we love Commonwealth Skateboarding and we're proud of our queer culture and want to promote both at the same time.
China's militarization of the South China Sea and aggressive action in international waters destabilizes the region and threatens shared efforts to promote security, the US will fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows, and we encourage all nations to confidently exercise their right to do the same.
The Chinese government has no intention to promote exports through currency depreciation, nor it will launch a trade war.
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- رقى, روّجArabic
- povýšit, propagovat, podporovatCzech
- fremmeDanish
- promovieren, befördernGerman
- προωθώGreek
- promover, ascenderSpanish
- ترویجPersian
- tukea, ylentää, mainostaa, kannattaa, edistääFinnish
- faire la [[promotion]] de..., promouvoirFrench
- को बढ़ावा देनाHindi
- népszerűsít, előléptetHungarian
- memajukanIndonesian
- promuovereItalian
- [[増進]][[させる]], 促進するJapanese
- 진급시키다Korean
- promovereLatin
- promotie maken, bekend maken, bevorderen, promoveren, promotenDutch
- reklamereNorwegian
- promować, awansowaćPolish
- promoverPortuguese
- promovaRomanian
- продвинуть, повыситьRussian
- befordra, främjaSwedish
- desteklemekTurkish
- сприятиUkrainian
- فروغ دیناUrdu
- khuyến khíchVietnamese
- העכערןYiddish
- 促进Chinese
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