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verb (used with object), pro·mot·ed, pro·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.
EXPANDto encourage the sales, acceptance, etc., of (a product), especially through advertising or other publicity.
6.
COLLAPSEInformal. to obtain (something) by cunning or trickery; wangle.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English promoten < Latin prōmōtus, past participle of prōmovēre to move forward, advance. See pro-1, motive
1350–1400; Middle English promoten < Latin prōmōtus, past participle of prōmovēre to move forward, advance. See pro-1, motive
Related forms
pro·mot·able, adjective
pro·mot·a·bil·i·ty, noun
pre·pro·mote, verb (used with object), pre·pro·mot·ed, pre·pro·mot·ing.
self-pro·mot·ing, adjective
un·pro·mot·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·pro·mot·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. abet, back, forward, advance, assist, help, support. 2. elevate, raise, exalt.
1. abet, back, forward, advance, assist, help, support. 2. elevate, raise, exalt.
Antonyms
1. discourage, obstruct. 2. demote, degrade, abase.
1. discourage, obstruct. 2. demote, degrade, abase.
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Promoting
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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