Promote - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (syn: advance, elevate, raise, upgrade)
- be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
- 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
Extra examples
He was promoted to senior editor.
The army major was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
The team have been promoted to the First Division.
Mediators were present to promote dialogue.
Good soil promotes plant growth.
The school distributed pamphlets promoting good dental hygiene.
The marketing department is busy promoting the new line of men's clothes for fall.
The island is being promoted as a destination for romantic getaways.
He was promoted from Captain to Commodore.
He was promoted colonel (to the rank of colonel, to be a colonel).
If I am not promoted within the next two years I am going to change jobs.
All the children have been promoted to the next class.
Sugary foods promote breast cancer.
Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products.
Fertilizer promotes leaf growth.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: promote
he/she/it: promotes
present participle: promoting
past tense: promoted
past participle: promoted
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