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The Meaning of promote
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(v. t.) 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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(v. t.) To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.
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(v. i.) To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
Synonyms
advance
,
boost
,
further
,
encourage
,
upgrade
,
advance
,
kick upstairs
,
raise
,
elevate
,
advertise
,
advertize
,
push
Antonyms
demote
Rhymes
afloat
,
anecdote
,
antidote
,
asymptote
,
bacote
,
banknote
,
banxquote
,
bloat
,
boat
,
capote
,
chipote
,
choat
,
choate
,
coat
,
connote
,
cote
,
creosote
,
cutthroat
,
demote
,
denote
,
devote
,
dote
,
ferryboat
,
flatboat
,
float
,
footnote
,
gloat
,
goat
,
groat
,
grote
,
gunboat
,
haute
,
hinote
,
houseboat
,
keynote
,
kote
,
lifeboat
,
misquote
,
moat
,
mote
,
motorboat
,
note
,
oat
,
outvote
,
overcoat
,
petticoat
,
pote
,
powerboat
,
quote
,
raincoat
,
redcoat
,
remote
,
rewrote
,
roat
,
rote
,
rowboat
,
sailboat
,
scapegoat
,
shoat
,
shote
,
showboat
,
sloate
,
smote
,
speedboat
,
sproat
,
steamboat
,
stoat
,
terre-haute
,
throat
,
tote
,
towboat
,
tugboat
,
turncoat
,
uncoat
,
undercoat
,
underwrote
,
unquote
,
vogt
,
vote
,
wrote