promote

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promote Definition

• (v) contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
• (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) 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) be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
• (v) change a 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

promote Synonyms

• advance
• advertise
• advertize
• boost
• elevate
• encourage
• further
• kick upstairs
• promote
• push
• raise
• upgrade