Definitions for promote
prəˈmoʊtpro·mote

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. promote, advance, boost, further, encourageverb

   contribute to the progress or growth of

   "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

2. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevateverb

   give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

   "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

3. advertise, advertize, promote, pushverb

   make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

   "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

4. promoteverb

   be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

5. promoteverb

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. promoteverb

   To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

   At the end of the season, three teams are promoted the English Premier League.

2. promoteverb

   To elevate to the above league.

   At the end of the season, three teams are promoted the English Premier League.

3. promoteverb

   To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

4. promoteverb

   To encourage, urge or incite

5. Etymology: From promotus, perfect passive participle of promoveo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROMOTEverb

   Etymology: promoveo, promotus, Lat.

   1. To forward; to advance.

   Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice. Francis Bacon.

   Nothing lovelier can be found,
   Than good works in her husband to promote. John Milton.

   He that talks deceitfully for truth, must hurt it more by his example, than he promotes it by his arguments. Francis Atterbury.

   Frictions of the extreme parts promote the flux of the juices in the joints. Arbuthnot,.

   2. [ Promouvoir, Fr.]To elevate; to exalt; to prefer.

   I will promote thee unto very great honour. Num. xxii. 17.

   Shall I leave my fatness wherewith they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees. Judges ix. 9.

   Did I sollicit thee
   From darkness to promote me. John Milton.

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1. promote

   To promote generally means to further the progress or advancement of something, to encourage or support, or to raise to a higher position or rank. This could apply in various contexts such as promoting a product, idea, event, or an individual within a company.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. Promoteverb

   to contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture

2. Promoteverb

   to exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer

3. Promoteverb

   to urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Promote

   prō-mōt′, v.t. to move forward: to help on the growth or improvement of anything: to advance: to further: to encourage: to raise to a higher position: to elevate.—ns. Promō′ter; Promō′tion, the act of promoting: advancement in rank or in honour: encouragement: preferment.—adj. Promō′tive.—Be on one's promotion, to have right or hope of promotion: to be on good behaviour with a view to chances of promotion. [L. promotus, pa.p. of promovēre—pro, forward, movēre, to move.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. promote

   To encourage.

   We did promote the rural community life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Board Game
   • Change
   • Chess
   • Play
   • Support

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'promote' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3144

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'promote' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3816

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'promote' in Verbs Frequency: #313

Anagrams for promote »

1. protome

2. topomer

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of promote in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of promote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of promote in a Sentence

1. Bernard Baumel:

   [MSCs] are anti-inflammatory and they promote indigenous stem cells in your body to proliferate, they stimulate cell growth and have a lot of attributes that are very advantageous for using them in humans.

2. Carol Channing:

   I am proud of it now, but at the time I certainly didn’t know it was going to be that big of a deal, we just saw it as an opportunity to promote the current show. The result was very positive, so I did it again. I honestly can’t offer a comment on any others who have participated since then… I never had time to watch. [But] those who are tapped to do the halftime show are very lucky and part of a very exclusive club… which I suppose makes me the matriarch.

3. Evander Holyfield:

   I'd like to announce that I will be making a comeback to the ring, i'm training to promote a charity that's very close to me.

4. Matthew Vadum:

   In the President Obama era, the entertainment industry has been openly complicit in administration plans to promote so-called health care reform, for example, gleefully parachuting pro-Obamacare propaganda into TV shows, as the president tries to unilaterally crack down on firearms, it's not like he needs to put a gun to Hollywood heads.Zombie-like, they'll repeat any words he stuffs into their mouths.

5. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe:

   They will be treated to six weeks of absolutely first-class athletics, we would not have chosen to have three major championships back-to-back but it will give us a unique opportunity to promote our sport and its stars around the globe over a six-week period.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=promote
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Promote
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=promote
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promote
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=promote