promote

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: promove, promotee

Antonyms: promove, promotee

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Verb

1. {{senseid|en|raise rank}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[raise]] (someone) to a more [[important]], [[responsible]], or [[remunerative]] [[job]] or [[rank]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[advocate]] or [[urge]] on behalf of (something or someone); to [[attempt]] to [[popularize]] or [[sell]] by means of [[advertising]] or [[publicity]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[encourage]], [[urge]] or [[incite]].
4. {{lb|en|sports|usually in passive form}} To [[elevate]] to a higher [[league]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|chemistry}} To increase the [[activity]] of (a [[catalyst]]) by changing its surface structure.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|chess}} To [[exchange]] (a [[pawn]]) for a [[queen]] or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|Singapore}} To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
8. {{lb|en|transitive|programming}} To treat (a value) as a more capable [[data type]] or as having higher [[priority]].

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