promote

pro·mote  (pr-mt)

tr.v. pro·mot·ed, pro·mot·ing, pro·motes

1.

a. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.

b. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.

2. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further. See Synonyms at advance.

3. To urge the adoption of; advocate: promote a constitutional amendment.

4. To attempt to sell or popularize by advertising or publicity: commercials promoting a new product.

5. To help establish or organize (a new enterprise), as by securing financial backing: promote a Broadway show.

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[Middle English promoten, from Old French promoter, from Latin prmovre, prmt- : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + movre, to move; see meu- in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·mota·bili·ty n.

pro·mota·ble adj.

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promote

Verb

[-moting, -moted]

1. to encourage the progress or success of: all attempts to promote a lasting ceasefire have failed

2. to raise to a higher rank or position

3. to encourage the sale of (a product) by advertising

4. to work for: he actively promoted reform [Latin promovere to push onwards]

promotion n
promotional adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	promote - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" encourage, further, boost, advance connive at, wink at - give one's silent approval to foster, further - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" spur - incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research" help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" carry - take further or advance; "carry a cause" feed - support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" conduce, contribute, lead - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
	2.	promote - 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" elevate, kick upstairs, upgrade, advance, raise assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" bring up - promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league" spot promote - promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility favor, favour, prefer - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the military demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
	3.	promote - 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" advertize, advertise, push praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" propagandise, propagandize - spread by propaganda plug - make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote bill - advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" crusade, campaign, agitate, fight, push, press - exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" crusade, campaign, agitate, fight, push, press - exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
	4.	promote - be changed for a superior chess or checker piece board game - a game played on a specially designed board change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" promote - 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 queen - become a queen; "her pawn queened"
	5.	promote - 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 chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king play - use or move; "I had to play my queen" promote - be changed for a superior chess or checker piece queen - promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

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promote

verb 1. help, back, support, further, develop, aid, forward, champion, encourage, advance, work for, urge, boost, recommend, sponsor, foster, contribute to, assist, advocate, stimulate, endorse, prescribe, speak for, nurture, push for, espouse, popularize, gee up << OPPOSITE impede

verb 2. advertise, sell, hype, publicize, push, plug (informal) puff, call attention to, beat the drum for (informal)

verb 3. raise, upgrade, elevate, honour, dignify, exalt, kick upstairs (informal) aggrandize << OPPOSITE demote

Translations

promote [prəˈməut] vt → promover [+ new product]; dar publicidad a, lanzar;

(MIL) → ascender;

the team was promoted to the second division (BRIT) (FOOTBALL) → el equipo ascendió a la segunda división

promote [prəˈməut] vt → promouvoir [+ venture, event]; organiser, mettre sur pied [+ new product]; lancer;

the team was promoted to the second division (Brit) (Football) → l'équipe est montée en 2^e division

promote [prəˈməut] vt [+ employee] → befördern (= advertise); werben für (= encourage) [+ peace etc] → fördern;

the team was promoted to the first division (Brit) (Football) → die Mannschaft stieg in die erste Division auf

promote [prəˈməut] vt → promuovere [+ venture, event]; organizzare [+ product]; lanciare, reclamizzare;

the team was promoted to the second division (BRIT ) (FOOTBALL) → la squadra è stata promossa in serie B

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promote

v promote [prəˈməut]

1 to raise (to a higher rank or position) He was promoted to head teacher. bevorder يُرَقّي، يُرَفِّعُ повишавам povýšit forfremme befördern προάγω, προβιβάζω promover, ascender edutama ترفیع دادن ylentää promouvoir לְטַפֵּח पदोन्नति करना előléptet menaikkan pangkat hækka (í stöðu) promuovere 昇進させる 승진시키다 paaukštinti paaugstināt (amatā, dienesta pakāpē) menaikkan pangkat bevorderen forfremme awansować promover a promova продвигать povýšiť povišati unaprediti befordra เลื่อนตำแหน่ง terfi etmek 提升，晉級 підвищувати в чині; висувати ترقي دينا thăng chức 提升，晋级

2 to encourage, organize, or help the progress of He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme. bevorder يُشَجِّعُ، يُعَزِّزُ насърчавам podpořit, prosadit fremme fördern προάγω,προωθώ promover, fomentar edendama گسترش دادن edistää pro- mouvoir לְעוֹדֵד, לְקַדֵם सहायता करना előmozdít ikut melaksanakan stuðla að promuovere 奨励する 장려하다, 촉진하다 paremti, puoselėti sekmēt; veicināt menggalakkan bevorderen fremme, arbeide for krzewić, popularyzować promover a susţine; a contribui la способствовать podporiť, presadiť pospeševati podržati främja, gynna, stödja ส่งเสริม olmasına/gelişmesine yardımcı olmak 促進 сприяти, підтримувати اعانت کرنا، ہمت افزائي کرنا xúc tiến 促进

3 to encourage the buying of; to advertise We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder. bemark يُرَوِّجُ، يُعْلِنُ عَن بِضاعَةٍ рекламирам propagovat reklamere for werben für προωθώ promover propageerima تبلیغ کردن edistää myyntiä promouvoir לְעוֹדֵד प्रचार करना, बढ़ाना reklámoz mempromosikan auglÿsa promuovere 宣伝する 판매를 촉진하다, 광고하다 reklamuoti reklamēt mempromosikan promoten fremme salget, reklamere for lansować fazer a promoção de a promova; a face reclamă la; a lansa рекламировать propagovať delati reklamo promovisati marknadsföra โฆษณา tanıtmak, tanıtımını yapmak 推銷(商品) рекламувати تشہير کرنا quảng cáo 推销（商品）

n proˈmoter

promotor مُرَوِّج поощрител pořadatel, -ka støtte; arrangør der Förderer/die Förderin υποστηρικτής promotor rajaja مروج؛ طرفدار järjestäjä organisateur/-trice יוֹזֶם समर्थक, संवर्धक, प्रोत्साहक, आयोजक kezdeményező, előmozdító; alapító promotor skipuleggjandi promotore, promotrice 促進者 촉진자, 장려자 rėmėjas sekmētājs; reklamētājs promoter promotor arrangør, formidler popularyzator promotor promotor; iniţiator покровитель;учредитель podporovateľ; usporiadateľ zagovornik česa promoter främjare, upphovsman, promotor ผู้สนับสนุน düzenleyici 推銷商，促進者 патрон; промоутер ترقي دينے والا người tài trợ 推销商，促进者

n proˈmotion [-ʃən]

1 the raising of a person to a higher rank or position He has just been given (a) promotion. verhoging, bevordering تَرْقِيَه، تَرْفيع في الدَّرَجَه повишаване povýšení forfremmelse die Beförderung προαγωγή ascenso, promoción ametikõrgendus ترفیع ylennys promotion קִידוּם पदोन्नति előléptetés kenaikan pangkat stöðuhækkun promozione 昇進 진급, 승진 paaukštinimas paaugstināšana (amatā, dienesta pakāpē) kenaikan pangkat promotie forfremmelse, avansement awans promoção promovare, avan­sare продвижение povýšenie povišanje unapređenje befordran การเลื่อนตำแหน่ง terfi 提升，提拔，晉升 просування по службі; підвищення в званні ترقي sự thăng chức 提升，提拔，晋升

2 encouragement (of a cause, charity etc) the promotion of world peace. bevordering تَشْجيع، تَعْزيز спомагане podpora fremme die Förderung προώθηση promoción, fomento edendamine ترویج edistäminen promotion עִידוּד प्रोत्साहन, समथ्रन elősegítés anjuran efling l'incoraggiare 促進 촉진, 장려 rėmimas, palaikymas sekmēšana; veicināšana menggalakkan het bevorderen støtte, oppmuntring krzewienie promoção încurajare содействие;поддержка podpora podpiranje ohrabrenje främjande การส่งเสริม geliştirme 促進 сприяння ہمت افزائي sự khuyến khích 促进

3 the activity of advertising a product etc He is against the promotion of cigarettes. bevordering تَرْويج المَبيعات реклама propagace -reklame die Werbung διαφήμιση, προώθηση, προβολή promoción reklaam تبلیغ mainonta promotion קִידוּם מְכִירוֹת प्रवर्तन promóció promosi auglÿsing promozione 宣伝 상품 광고 reklamavimas, reklama reklamēšana; reklāma promosi reclame maken salgsfremmende tiltak lansowanie, reklama promoção promo­tion, pu­bli­citate реклама propagácia propaganda promocija marknadsföring การโฆษณา reklamını/tanıtımını yapma (商品的)宣傳，推銷 реклама تشہير sự quảng cáo （商品的）宣传，推销