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Webster 1913 Edition


Promote

Pro-mote′

,
Verb.
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
.]
1.
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.
“Born to promote all truth.”
Milton.
2.
To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance;
as, to
promote
an officer
.
I will
promote
thee unto very great honor.
Num. xxii. 17.
Exalt her, and she shall
promote
thee.
Prov. iv. 18.
Syn. – To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt; prefer; elevate; dignify.

Pro-mote′

,
Verb.
I.
To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Promote

PROMO'TE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. promotus, promoveo, to move forward; pro and moveo, to move.]
1.
To forward; to advance; to contribute to the growth, enlargement or excellence of any thing valuable, or to the increase of any thing evil; as, to promote learning, knowledge, virtue or religion; to promote the interest of commerce or agriculture; to promote the arts; to promote civilization or refinement; to promote the propagation of the gospel; to promote vice and disorder.
2.
To excite; as, to promote mutiny.
3.
To exalt; to elevate; to raise; to prefer in rank or honor.
I will promote thee to very great honors. Num.22.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. Prov.4.

Definition 2024


promote

promote

English

Verb

promote (third-person singular simple present promotes, present participle promoting, simple past and past participle promoted)

  1. (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
    He promoted his clerk to office manager.
    Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.
  2. (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
    They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
    They promoted the new film with giant billboards.
  3. (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
    • 1749, John Cleland, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, Part 5
      so that finding myself on the point of going, and loath to leave the tender partner of my joys behind me, I employed all the forwarding motions and arts my experience suggested to me, to promote his keeping me company to our journey's end
  1. (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to the above league.
    At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.
  2. (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
  3. (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
  4. (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
    At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS.

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Latin

Participle

prōmōte

  1. vocative masculine singular of prōmōtus