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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.bevorderيُرَقّي، يُرَفِّعُповишавамpovýšitforfremmebefördernπροάγω, προβιβάζωpromover, ascenderedutamaترفیع دادنylentääpromouvoirלְטַפֵּחपदोन्नति करनाelőléptetmenaikkan pangkathækka (í stöðu)promuovere昇進させる승진시키다paaukštintipaaugstināt (amatā, dienesta pakāpē)menaikkan pangkatbevorderenforfremmeawansowaćpromovera promovaпродвигатьpovýšiťpovišatiunapreditibefordraเลื่อนตำแหน่งterfi etmek提升，晉級підвищувати в чині; висуватиترقي ديناthăng chức提升，晋级

2 to encourage, organize, or help the progress of He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.bevorderيُشَجِّعُ، يُعَزِّزُнасърчавамpodpořit, prosaditfremmefördernπροάγω,προωθώpromover, fomentaredendamaگسترش دادنedistääpro- mouvoirלְעוֹדֵד, לְקַדֵםसहायता करनाelőmozdítikut melaksanakanstuðla aðpromuovere奨励する장려하다, 촉진하다paremti, puoselėtisekmēt; veicinātmenggalakkanbevorderenfremme, arbeide forkrzewić, popularyzowaćpromovera susţine; a contribui laспособствоватьpodporiť, presadiťpospeševatipodržatifrämja, gynna, stödjaส่งเสริมolmasına/gelişmesine yardımcı olmak促進сприяти, підтримуватиاعانت کرنا، ہمت افزائي کرناxúc tiến促进

3 to encourage the buying of; to advertise We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.bemarkيُرَوِّجُ، يُعْلِنُ عَن بِضاعَةٍрекламирамpropagovatreklamere forwerben fürπροωθώpromoverpropageerimaتبلیغ کردنedistää myyntiäpromouvoirלְעוֹדֵדप्रचार करना, बढ़ानाreklámozmempromosikanauglÿsapromuovere宣伝する판매를 촉진하다, 광고하다reklamuotireklamētmempromosikanpromotenfremme salget, reklamere forlansowaćfazer a promoção dea promova; a face reclamă la; a lansaрекламироватьpropagovaťdelati reklamopromovisatimarknadsföraโฆษณาtanıtmak, tanıtımını yapmak推銷(商品)рекламуватиتشہير کرناquảng cáo推销（商品）

n proˈmoter

promotorمُرَوِّجпоощрителpořadatel, -kastøtte; arrangørder Förderer/die Förderinυποστηρικτήςpromotorrajajaمروج؛ طرفدارjärjestäjäorganisateur/-triceיוֹזֶםसमर्थक, संवर्धक, प्रोत्साहक, आयोजकkezdeményező, előmozdító; alapítópromotorskipuleggjandipromotore, promotrice促進者촉진자, 장려자rėmėjassekmētājs; reklamētājspromoterpromotorarrangør, formidlerpopularyzatorpromotorpromotor; iniţiatorпокровитель;учредительpodporovateľ; usporiadateľzagovornik česapromoterfrämjare, upphovsman, promotorผู้สนับสนุนdüzenleyici推銷商，促進者патрон; промоутерترقي دينے والاngười 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, bevorderingتَرْقِيَه، تَرْفيع في الدَّرَجَهповишаванеpovýšeníforfremmelsedie Beförderungπροαγωγήascenso, promociónametikõrgendusترفیعylennyspromotionקִידוּםपदोन्नतिelőléptetéskenaikan pangkatstöðuhækkunpromozione昇進진급, 승진paaukštinimaspaaugstināšana (amatā, dienesta pakāpē)kenaikan pangkatpromotieforfremmelse, avansementawanspromoçãopromovare, avan­sareпродвижениеpovýšeniepovišanjeunapređenjebefordranการเลื่อนตำแหน่งterfi提升，提拔，晉升просування по службі; підвищення в званніترقيsự thăng chức提升，提拔，晋升

2 encouragement (of a cause, charity etc) the promotion of world peace.bevorderingتَشْجيع، تَعْزيزспомаганеpodporafremmedie Förderungπροώθησηpromoción, fomentoedendamineترویجedistäminenpromotionעִידוּדप्रोत्साहन, समथ्रनelősegítésanjuraneflingl'incoraggiare促進촉진, 장려rėmimas, palaikymassekmēšana; veicināšanamenggalakkanhet bevorderenstøtte, oppmuntringkrzewieniepromoçãoîncurajareсодействие;поддержкаpodporapodpiranjeohrabrenjefrämjandeการส่งเสริมgeliştirme促進сприянняہمت افزائيsự khuyến khích促进

3 the activity of advertising a product etc He is against the promotion of cigarettes.bevorderingتَرْويج المَبيعاتрекламаpropagace-reklamedie Werbungδιαφήμιση, προώθηση, προβολήpromociónreklaamتبلیغmainontapromotionקִידוּם מְכִירוֹתप्रवर्तनpromóciópromosiauglÿsingpromozione宣伝상품 광고reklamavimas, reklamareklamēšana; reklāmapromosireclame makensalgsfremmende tiltaklansowanie, reklamapromoçãopromo­tion, pu­bli­citateрекламаpropagáciapropagandapromocijamarknadsföringการโฆษณาreklamını/tanıtımını yapma(商品的)宣傳，推銷рекламаتشہيرsự quảng cáo（商品的）宣传，推销