PROMOTE
\pɹəmˈə͡ʊt], \pɹəmˈəʊt], \p_ɹ_ə_m_ˈəʊ_t]\
Definitions of PROMOTE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
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change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent
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be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
By Princeton University
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give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
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board games: be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture.
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To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.
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To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
By Oddity Software
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To help the growth or development of; advance; further; excite or stir up; encourage; raise to higher rank.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To move forward: to advance: to further: to encourage: to raise to a higher position: to elevate.
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PROMOTER.
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PROMOTIVE.
By Daniel Lyons
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