promote (v.)

  1. contribute to the progress or growth of; I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom

    [ Syn: advance , boost , further , encourage ]

  2. 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 ]

  3. 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

    [ Syn: advertise , advertize , push ]

  4. be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

  5. 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

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