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pro⋅mote

  [pruh-moht]
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–verb (used with object), -mot⋅ed, -mot⋅ing.
1. to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
2. to advance in rank, dignity, position, etc. (opposed to demote ).
3. Education. to put ahead to the next higher stage or grade of a course or series of classes.
4. to aid in organizing (business undertakings).
5. to encourage the sales, acceptance, etc., of (a product), esp. through advertising or other publicity.
6. Informal. to obtain (something) by cunning or trickery; wangle.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME promoten < L prōmōtus, ptp. of prōmovēre to move forward, advance. See pro- 1 , motive

Related forms:
pro⋅mot⋅able, adjective
pro⋅mot⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. abet, back, forward, advance, assist, help, support. 2. elevate, raise, exalt.

Antonyms:
1. discourage, obstruct. 2. demote, degrade, abase.
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pro·mote   (prə-mōt')   
tr.v.   pro·mot·ed, pro·mot·ing, pro·motes

    1. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.

    2. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.

  2. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further. See Synonyms at advance.

  3. To urge the adoption of; advocate: promote a constitutional amendment.

  4. To attempt to sell or popularize by advertising or publicity: commercials promoting a new product.

  5. To help establish or organize (a new enterprise), as by securing financial backing: promote a Broadway show.


[Middle English promoten, from Old French promoter, from Latin prōmovēre, prōmōt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + movēre, to move; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·mot'a·bil'i·ty n., pro·mot'a·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

promote 
1387, "to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office," from L. promotus, pp. of promovere "move forward, advance," from pro- "forward" + movere "to move" (see move). General sense of "to further the growth or progress of (anything)" is from 1515. Promoter "one who promotes" is from 1450; financial sense of "one who leads in forming a company" is from 1876; sense of "one who organizes sporting or entertainment events" is attested from 1936.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pro·mote
Pronunciation: pr&-'mOt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: pro·mot·ed;pro·mot·ing
: to cause or contribute to the growth, development, or occurrence of promote menstruation>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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