English to English verb
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contribute to the progress or growth of | Example:
• I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
source: wordnet30
2 |
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | Example:
• 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
source: wordnet30
3 |
make publicity for; try to sell (a product) | Example:
• The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model • The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
source: wordnet30
4 |
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece | source: wordnet30
5 |
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 | source: wordnet30
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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. | source: webster1913
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To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person. | source: webster1913
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