| v. t. | 1. | |
| 1. | 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; | |
| 2. | To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; | |
| v. i. | 1. | To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person. |
| Verb | 1. | promote - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| 2. | promote - 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" Antonyms: demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" | |
| 3. | promote - 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" | |
| 4. | promote - be changed for a superior chess or checker piece | |
| 5. | promote - change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent |