[pruh-moht] 
| 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. |
| pro·mote (prə-mōt') tr.v. pro·mot·ed, pro·mot·ing, pro·motes
[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. |