verb

promote

to promote

The organization promotes world peace.

The organisation promotes world peace.

She was promoted to manager.

She was promoted to manager.

They are promoting their new album.

They are promoting their new album.

((sth.)) to support or encourage (sth.) The organization promotes world peace.

((sb.)) ((to sth.)) to raise (sb.) to a higher rank (sth.) She was promoted to manager.

((sth.)) to publicize (sth.) They are promoting their new album.

Synonyms: advance, encourage, advertise; Antonyms: demote, obstruct

From Latin 'pro-' (forward) + 'movere' (to move). Literally 'to move forward'.

To 'promote' is to 'move' something 'forward' (pro-), like a career or a product.

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