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Promote Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Promote? [v] 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" [v] board games: change a chess pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent [v] board games: be changed for a superior chess or checker piece [v] 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" [v] contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Promote: advance \| advertise \| advertize \| boost \| elevate \| encourage \| further \| kick upstairs \| push \| raise \| upgrade Related Terms \| Find terms related to Promote: See Also \| assign \| back up \| bill \| brevet \| bring up \| carry \| change \| conduce \| connive at \| contribute \| delegate \| depute \| designate \| ennoble \| entitle \| favor \| favour \| feed \| foster \| gentle \| help \| lead \| play \| plug \| praise \| prefer \| propagandise \| propagandize \| queen \| spot promote \| spur \| support \| tenure \| wink at Promote In Webster's Dictionary \Promote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promoting}.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. 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. ``Born to promote all truth.'' --Milton. 2. To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer. I will promote thee unto very great honor. --Num. xxii. 17. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. --Prov. iv. 18. Syn: To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt; prefer; elevate; dignify. \Promote"\, v. i. To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person. [Obs.]

Promote Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Promote?

[v] 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"
[v] board games: change a chess pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent
[v] board games: be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
[v] 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"
[v] contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

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Promote In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promoted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Promoting}.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move
forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See
{Move}.]
1. 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. ``Born to promote all truth.'' --Milton.

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

         I will promote thee unto very great honor. --Num.
                                               xxii. 17.

         Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. --Prov. iv.
                                               18.

Syn: To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt;
     prefer; elevate; dignify.


\Pro*mote"\, v. i.
To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform
against a person. [Obs.]

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