English Explanatory Dictionary

mispromote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To promote incorrectly; to advertise or advocate for something other than the intended use.
  2. To promote by mistake; to elevate to a position for which (someone) is unqualified.

Word forms

mispromote mispromotes mispromoting mispromoted

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English promote English mispromote From mis- + promote.

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