promote
pronunciation
How to pronounce promote in British English:
UK [prəˈməʊt]
How to pronounce promote in American English:
US [prəˈmoʊt]
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- Verb:
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
- change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent
Word Origin
- promote (v.)
- late 14c., "to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office," from Old French promoter and directly from Latin promotus, past participle of promovere "move forward, advance; cause to advance, push onward; bring to light, reveal," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)). General sense of "to further the growth or progress of (anything)" is from 1510s. Related: Promoted; promoting.
Synonym
ameliorate support better add advance boost upgrade foster cultivate lift make enhance further encourage help inspirit develop increase improve build up to raise
Example
- 1. What daily steps do you take to promote sustainability ?
- 2. Shama kabani spends much of her time teaching entrepreneurs and ceos to promote themselves on social media .
- 3. He routinely uses his newspapers to promote his political causes .
- 4. Add lavender oil to bath water to promote moisture .
- 5. It is doing more to promote education and awareness .