Promote

//pɹəˈmoʊt//

Definitions

1
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
He promoted his clerk to office manager.
Opposite
demote relegate
2
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.
Opposite
denigrate oppose assassinate
3
To encourage, urge or incite.
so that finding myself on the point of going, and loath to leave the tender partner of my joys behind me, I employed all the forwarding motions and arts my experience suggested to me, to promote his keeping me company to our journey's end.
Similar
motivate provoke

Word Origin

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

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