English Explanatory Dictionary

promote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
To encourage, urge or incite.
To elevate to a higher league.
To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
To treat (a value) as a more capable data type or as having higher priority.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈmoʊt/ /pɹəˈməʊt/ en-us-promote.ogg

Word forms

promote promotes promoting promoted

Etymology

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

Synonyms

dignify elevate uplift advance aggrandize ennoble exalt honor nobilitate prefer promote raise motivate provoke abet actuate goose light a fire under send sting bring about cheer draw drive encourage egg on engender evoke excite foment goad grill ignite impel incite induce inflame instigate invoke lash motive move obligate oblige push prompt rouse set off spark off spur spur on stimulate stir stir up stoke tempt urge whet whip up foster

Antonyms

demote relegate denigrate oppose assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear bewray blacken blame blaze blemish blot blur calumniate calumny chat shit chat shite cloud defame demonize deprave depreciate detract dirty discredit disgrace disparage disrepute diss drag through the mud forgab forspeak foul infamize lampoon libel malign monsterize muddy reproach revile scandal shit-talk slag slander smear smirch spatter spot speak ill of stab stain sully talk shit

Derived words

co-promote copromote cross-promote depromote mispromote oncopromoting overpromote promotability promotable promoteability promotee promotement promoter promote to customer promote to Glory promotingly promotive promotor repromote self-promote underpromote

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