Definitions for promote
prəˈmoʊtpro·mote

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

   Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.

2. promoteverb

   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. promoteverb

   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. promoteverb

   To encourage, urge or incite

   Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.

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

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(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  

Matched Categories

1. • Board Game
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   • Chess
   • Play
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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. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   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. Ayelet Shaked:

   I expect countries (to) ... try to influence Israel in a diplomatic path and not by funding millions of dollars or euros to NGOs that usually try to promote their views.

3. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments.

4. Mary Nichols:

   We have been open to accommodations that would adjust compliance timing and flexibility, that would create new paths to promote innovative technologies and zero emission vehicles, and that would benefit the public.

5. Tim Wigley:

   He’ll close out his term by continuing to issue new rules through the federal agencies that kill jobs and economic growth in order to promote his climate change agenda.

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