promote

== English == === Etymology === From Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /pɹəˈmoʊt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəˈməʊt/ Rhymes: -əʊt Hyphenation: pro‧mote === Verb === promote (third-person singular simple present promotes, present participle promoting, simple past and past participle promoted) (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank. Synonyms: dignify, elevate, uplift; see also Thesaurus:aggrandize Antonyms: demote, relegate (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity. Antonyms: denigrate, oppose; see also Thesaurus:defame (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite. Synonyms: motivate, provoke; see also Thesaurus:incite, Thesaurus:nurture (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league. (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure. (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank. (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education. (transitive, programming) To treat (a value) as a more capable data type or as having higher priority. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === protome, temporo-, topomer == Latin == === Participle === prōmōte vocative masculine singular of prōmōtus