promote

English

/pɹəˈmoʊt/, /pɹəˈməʊt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
  • (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
  • (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
  • (sports) To elevate to a higher league.
  • (transitive) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
  • (transitive) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
  • (intransitive) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (move, drive, damp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mew-

Gloss

move, drive, damp

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

湿

Emoji

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