promote in English dictionary

  • promote

    Meanings and definitions of "promote"

    • (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
    • (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To encourage, urge or incite.
    • verb
      (sports, usually in passive form)
      To elevate to the above league.
    • verb
      (transitive, chemistry)
      To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
    • verb
      (transitive, chess)
      To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
    • verb
      (intransitive, Singapore)
      To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
    • To move an item to a higher level within a tree structure.
    • To help to advance (in terms of knowledge).
    • raise someone to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank
    • advocate or urge on behalf of something
    • spare (life)
    • To advocate or urge the adoption of something.
    • To attempt to popularize or sell a product by advertising or publicity.
    • To raise someone to a more important, responsible or better paid job or rank.
    • march (a prisoner off)
    • verb
      be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
    • 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
    • verb
      contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
    • 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"
    • 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"

    Synonyms of "promote" in English dictionary

    support, elevate, raise are the top synonyms of "promote" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "promote" in English dictionary

    demote is the antonym of "promote" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of promote

    • promote ( third-person singular simple present promotes, present participle promoting, simple past and past participle promoted)
    • promote (third-person singular simple present promotes, present participle promoting, simple past and past participle promoted)
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