1. promote - verb
· contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
Synonym(s): advance, boost, further, encourage
2. promote - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): upgrade, advance, kick_upstairs, raise, elevate
Hypernym(s): delegate, designate, depute, assign
Antonym(s): demote
3. promote - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): advertise, advertize, push
Hypernym(s): praise
4. promote - verb
· be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
Hypernym(s): change
5. promote - verb
· 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
Hypernym(s): play
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