contribute to the progress or growth of; I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
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
[ Syn: upgrade , advance , kick upstairs , raise , elevate ]
make publicity for; try to sell (a product); The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model; The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent