promote

English Online Dictionary. What means promote‎? What does promote mean?

English

Etymology

From Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈmoʊt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈməʊt/
• Rhymes: -əʊt
• Hyphenation: pro‧mote

Verb

promote (third-person singular simple present promotes, present participle promoting, simple past and past participle promoted)

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

   Antonyms: demote, relegate

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

   Antonyms: denigrate, oppose; see also Thesaurus:defame

4. (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.

   Synonyms: motivate, provoke; see also Thesaurus:incite, Thesaurus:nurture
5. (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.

6. (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
7. (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.

8. (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.

Derived terms

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Translations

Anagrams

• protome, temporo-, topomer

Latin

Participle

prōmōte

1. vocative masculine singular of prōmōtus