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promote
[ pruh-moht ]
verb (used with object)
- to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
to promote world peace.
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- to advance in rank, dignity, position, etc. ( demote ).
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- Education. to put ahead to the next higher stage or grade of a course or series of classes.
- to aid in organizing (business undertakings).
- to encourage the sales, acceptance, etc., of (a product), especially through advertising or other publicity.
- Informal. to obtain (something) by cunning or trickery; wangle.
promote
/ əˈəʊ /
verb
- to further or encourage the progress or existence of
- to raise to a higher rank, status, degree, etc
- to advance (a pupil or student) to a higher course, class, etc
- to urge the adoption of; work for
to promote reform
- to encourage the sale of (a product) by advertising or securing financial support
- chess to exchange (a pawn) for any piece other than a king when the pawn reaches the 8th rank
Derived Forms
- ˈdzپDzԲ, adjective
- ˈdzٲ, adjective
- ˈdzپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·dza adjective
- ·dza·i·ٲ noun
- p·dzٱ verb (used with object) prepromoted prepromoting
- -·dziԲ adjective
- ܲp·dza· adjective
- ܲp·dzĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of promote1
Example Sentences
The protest was promoted on various social media platforms.
They had been paid to upload videos with these messages through a marketing platform called FameUp, which allows brands to hire influencers at scale to promote products.
Designed to promote a festival appearance, it was criticised by politicians across the spectrum.
Programs promoting democracy and human rights at the State Department were proposed for cuts.
“This cooperative agreement promotes exaggerated and implausible climate threats, contributing to a phenomenon known as climate anxiety,” his office wrote in an April 8 press release from the Department of Commerce.
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