promote

promote
Synonyms and related words:
abet, acculturate, act for, actuate, advance, advantage, advertise, advocate, aggrandize, aid, ameliorate, amend, animate, answer, assist, back, ballyhoo, bark, be instrumental, be right, befit, befitting, benefit, better, bill, boost, bring forward, build up, bulletin, call attention to, champion, circularize, civilize, commend, communicate, compel, conduce to, contribute to, cry, cry up, develop, do the trick, edify, educate, elevate, emend, encourage, endorse, energize, enhance, enlighten, ennoble, enrich, espouse, establish, exalt, expedite, facilitate, fatten, favor, fill the bill, fit, force, forward, foster, further, galvanize, give a write-up, give publicity, go between, go straight, graduate, hasten, help, hype, impart, impel, improve, improve upon, inspire, inspirit, kick upstairs, knight, lard, lend wings to, lift, make an improvement, make for, mediate, meliorate, mend, minister to, motivate, move, move to action, not come amiss, nurture, pass, patronize, placard, plug, post, post bills, post up, prefer, present, press-agent, profit, propagandize, propel, publicize, puff, push, push forward, put forward, quicken, raise, recommend, refine upon, reform, sanction, sell, serve, set forward, set in motion, side with, socialize, spark, speak for, speak highly of, speak warmly of, speak well of, speed, spiel, sponsor, stimulate, straighten out, strengthen, subserve, suit the occasion, support, tout, transfigure, transform, up, upgrade, uplift, work, write up

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  • promote — pro‧mote [prəˈməʊt ǁ ˈmoʊt] verb [transitive] 1. to help something develop, grow, become more successful etc, or encourage something to happen: • The CBI is in favour of promoting alliances between small businesses. • Oftel favors firm controls… …   Financial and business terms

  • Promote — Pro*mote , v. 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • promote — [prə mōt′, prōmōt′] vt. promoted, promoting [ME promoten < L promotus, pp. of promovere, to move forward: see PRO 2 & MOVE] 1. to raise or advance to a higher position or rank [she was promoted to manager] 2. to help bring about or further the …   English World dictionary

  • promote — I (advance) verb advocate, advance in rank, aggrandize, better, dignify, elevate, encourage, exalt, favor, forward, further, graduate, help, magnify, move up, pass, prefer, producere, promovere, provehere, push up, raise, upgrade II (organize)… …   Law dictionary

  • promote — [v1] help, advance advertise, advocate, aid, assist, avail, back, befriend, benefit, bolster, boost, build up*, call attention to, champion, contribute, cooperate, cry*, develop, encourage, endorse, espouse, forward, foster, further, get behind,… …   New thesaurus

  • Promote — Pro*mote , v. i. To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • promote — late 14c., to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office, from L. promotus, pp. of promovere move forward, advance, from pro forward (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + movere to move (see MOVE (Cf. move)). General sense of to further the growth or… …   Etymology dictionary

  • promote — forward, further, *advance Analogous words: *help, aid, assist: *speed, quicken, hasten, hurry Antonyms: impede Contrasted words: *hinder, obstruct, block, bar …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • promote — ► VERB 1) further the progress of (a cause, venture, or aim); support. 2) publicize (a product or celebrity). 3) raise to a higher position or rank. 4) transfer (a sports team) to a higher division. ORIGIN Latin promovere move forward …   English terms dictionary

  • promote — verb 1 encourage sth ADVERB ▪ strongly ▪ Human rights are strongly promoted by all our members. ▪ actively, directly ▪ indirectly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • promote*/*/ — [prəˈməʊt] verb [T] 1) to support something, or to help something to develop a campaign to promote recycling[/ex] Young plants are exposed to bright light to promote growth.[/ex] 2) to attract people s attention to a product or event, for example …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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