Promote

Verb

 * 1)  To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
 * He promoted his clerk to office manager.
 * His pawn was promoted to a queen.
 * 1)  To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
 * They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
 * They promoted the new film with giant billboards.

Antonyms

 * demote
 * denigrate, oppose

Related terms

 * promotion

Adverbs for Promote
infrequently; essentially; subsequently; wisely; swiftly; promptly; tardily; gratuitously; insidiously; seditiously; skillfully; ambitiously.

Thesaurus
abet, acculturate, act for, actuate, advance, advantage, advertise, advocate, aggrandize, aid, ameliorate, amend, animate, answer, assist, back, ballyhoo, bark, be instrumental, be right, befit, befitting, benefit, better, bill, boost, bring forward, build up, bulletin, call attention to, champion, circularize, civilize, commend, communicate, compel, conduce to, contribute to, cry, cry up, develop, do the trick, edify, educate, elevate, emend, encourage, endorse, energize, enhance, enlighten, ennoble, enrich, espouse, establish, exalt, expedite, facilitate, fatten, favor, fill the bill, fit, force, forward, foster, further, galvanize, give a write-up, give publicity, go between, go straight, graduate, hasten, help, hype, impart, impel, improve, improve upon, inspire, inspirit, kick upstairs, knight, lard, lend wings to, lift, make an improvement, make for, mediate, meliorate, mend, minister to, motivate, move, move to action, not come amiss, nurture, pass, patronize, placard, plug, post, post bills, post up, prefer, present, press-agent, profit, propagandize, propel, publicize, puff, push, push forward, put forward, quicken, raise, recommend, refine upon, reform, sanction, sell, serve, set forward, set in motion, side with, socialize, spark, speak for, speak highly of, speak warmly of, speak well of, speed, spiel, sponsor, stimulate, straighten out, strengthen, subserve, suit the occasion, support, tout, transfigure, transform, up, upgrade, uplift, work, write up

Etymology
From promotus:, perfect passive participle of promoveo:.

Pronunciation




Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Cantonese:
 * Chinese: 增进 (zēngjìn)
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: promotie maken, promoveren, bevorderen
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: προωθώ


 * Hungarian: előléptet
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 増進させる (ぞうしんさせる, zōshin saseru)
 * Korean: 진급시키다 (jin-geupsikida)
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: befordra


 * Arabic: روج
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: promoten (barbarism), bekend maken
 * Finnish:, ,


 * French: faire la de...
 * Hungarian: népszerűsít
 * Russian: (colloquial)


 * : يزكّي
 * : promover

Anagrams

 * protome
 * topomer