promote
[pruh-moht]
- to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- to advance in rank, dignity, position, etc. (opposed to demote).
- Education. to put ahead to the next higher stage or grade of a course or series of classes.
- to aid in organizing (business undertakings).
- to encourage the sales, acceptance, etc., of (a product), especially through advertising or other publicity.
- Informal. to obtain (something) by cunning or trickery; wangle.
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Origin of promote
Synonyms
See more synonyms for promote on Thesaurus.com1. abet, back, forward, advance, assist, help, support. 2. elevate, raise, exalt.
Antonyms
1. discourage, obstruct. 2. demote, degrade, abase.
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Examples from the Web for promoted
Contemporary Examples
The “new civility” promoted by Antoine Courtin expected the mouth to be kept shut when smiling.
It was promoted on what might be called not-quite-mainstream or, indeed, axe-to-grind media.
His work was more monumental, more violent, and promoted the Aryan struggle.
Redditors had complained that the thing they found and promoted had been co-opted and mined for clicks by other sites.
Jefferson may have promoted “all men are created” on paper, but no one is ever going to forget about the half thousand slaves.
Historical Examples
The girl is to be married next week; and this promoted and brought about by him.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
They promoted good feeling between the farmers and their labourers.
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
In the kingdom of heaven people do not think whether I am promoted, or whether you are promoted.
A Dish Of OrtsGeorge MacDonald
It was something that had nothing earthly to do with the end to be promoted.
He flung himself upon my neck; he has been promoted to be an officer.
A Hero of Our TimeM. Y. Lermontov
promote
- to further or encourage the progress or existence of
- to raise to a higher rank, status, degree, etc
- to advance (a pupil or student) to a higher course, class, etc
- to urge the adoption of; work forto promote reform
- to encourage the sale of (a product) by advertising or securing financial support
- chess to exchange (a pawn) for any piece other than a king when the pawn reaches the 8th rank
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Word Origin
C14: from Latin prōmovēre to push onwards, from pro- 1 + movēre to move
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Word Origin and History for promoted
promote
v.
late 14c., "to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office," from Old French promoter and directly from Latin promotus, past participle of promovere "move forward, advance; cause to advance, push onward; bring to light, reveal," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)). General sense of "to further the growth or progress of (anything)" is from 1510s. Related: Promoted; promoting.
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