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Webster 1913 Edition
Promote
Pro-mote′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Promoted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Promoting
.] [L.
promotus
, p. p. of promovere
to move forward, to promote; pro
forward + movere
to move. See Move
.] 1.
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;
“Born to promote all truth.” as, to
promote
learning; to promote
disorder; to promote
a business venture. Milton.
2.
To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance;
as, to
. promote
an officerI will
promote
thee unto very great honor. Num. xxii. 17.
Exalt her, and she shall
promote
thee. Prov. iv. 18.
Syn. – To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt; prefer; elevate; dignify.
Pro-mote′
,Verb.
I.
To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Promote
PROMO'TE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To forward; to advance; to contribute to the growth, enlargement or excellence of any thing valuable, or to the increase of any thing evil; as, to promote learning, knowledge, virtue or religion; to promote the interest of commerce or agriculture; to promote the arts; to promote civilization or refinement; to promote the propagation of the gospel; to promote vice and disorder.2.
To excite; as, to promote mutiny.3.
To exalt; to elevate; to raise; to prefer in rank or honor. I will promote thee to very great honors. Num.22.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. Prov.4.
Definition 2024
promote
promote
English
Verb
promote (third-person singular simple present promotes, present participle promoting, simple past and past participle promoted)
- (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
- He promoted his clerk to office manager.
- Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.
- (transitive) 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.
- They promoted the new film with giant billboards.
- (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
- 1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, Part 5
- 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
- 1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, Part 5
- (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to the above league.
- At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.
- (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
- (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
- (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
- At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS.
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Translations
raise someone to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank
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advocate or urge on behalf of something
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