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Definition of Promote

1. Verb. Contribute to the progress or growth of. "They promote him to write the letter"; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

2. Verb. Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position. "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

3. Verb. Make publicity for; try to sell (a product). "Sam and Sue promote the movie "; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

4. Verb. Be changed for a superior chess or checker piece.

5. 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.

Definition of Promote

1. v. t. 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. v. i. To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.

Definition of Promote

1. Verb. (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity. ¹

3. Verb. To encourage, urge or incite ¹

4. Verb. (sports usually in passive form) To elevate to the above league. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Promote

1. to contribute to the progress of [v -MOTED, -MOTING, -MOTES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Promote

promogulate promogulated promogulates promogulating promoing promonocyte promonocytic promontories promontory promorphological

promorphology promos promotabilities promotability promotable promote (current term) promote to Glory promoted promotee promotees

promoter promoters promotes promotility promoting promotingly promotion promotion system promotional promotional expense

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