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promote /prə-mōtˈ or prō-mōtˈ/ transitive verb- To raise (a person, esp an employee) to a higher grade
- To further
- To further the progress of
- In chess, to raise (a pawn) to the rank of queen
- To move to a higher division of a league (sport)
- To take steps for the passage or formation of
- To set in motion (eg the office of a judge in a criminal suit) (church law; obsolete)
- To encourage the sales of by advertising
- To help forward (obsolete or dialect)
ORIGIN: L prōmovēre, -mōtum, from prō forward, and movēre to move promotabilˈity noun promōˈtable adjective Able to be promoted or suitable for promotion promōˈter noun - A person who promotes
- A person who takes part in the setting-up of companies
- The organizer of a sporting event, esp a boxing match
- A professional informer (obsolete)
- A DNA region in front of the coding sequence of a gene, involved in the initiation of transcription (biology)
- A substance that increases the efficiency of a catalyst (chem)
- A substance that encourages the formation or growth of tumour cells (medicine)
promōˈtion /-shən/ noun - The act of promoting
- Advancement in rank or in honour
- Encouragement
- Preferment
- A venture, esp in show business
- Advertising in general, or an effort to publicize and increase the sales of a particular product
promōˈtional adjective promōˈtive adjective promōˈtor noun A person who presents candidates for graduation in Scottish universities be on one's promotion - To have the right to or hope of promotion
- To be on good behaviour with a view to promotion
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