promote
(verb)
verb
1. contribute to the progress or growth of
- I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Similar word(s): advance, boost, encourage, further
Definition categories: social, support
2. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- I got promoted after many years of hard work
Similar word(s): advance, elevate, raise, upgrade
Definition categories: social, assign, delegate, depute, designate
3. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Similar word(s): advertise, advertize, push
Definition categories: communication, praise
4. be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
Definition categories: competition, change
5. 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 categories: competition, play
Sentences with promote as a verb:
- He promoted his clerk to office manager.
- Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.
- They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
- They promoted the new film with giant billboards.
- At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.