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| pro·mote [ prə mṓt ] (past and past participle pro·mot·ed, present participle pro·mot·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·motes) |
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1. advance somebody in rank: to raise somebody to a more senior job or a higher position or rank
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2. move somebody to next grade: to move a student to the next higher grade at the end of the school year
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3. support or encourage something: to encourage the growth and development of something
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4. advertise something: to publicize a product so that people will buy or rent it
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5. advance something: to further something by helping to arrange or introduce it
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6. raise team to higher division: to move a soccer team or player from a lower to a higher division of a league
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7. chess exchange pawn for more powerful piece: in chess, to exchange a pawn for a more powerful piece, usually a queen, when it reaches an opponent's end of the board
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| [14th century. < Latin promot-, past participle of promovere "move forward" < movere "to move"] |
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  pro·mot·a·ble adjective |
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