English > promote: 5 senses > verb 1, socialMeaning | contribute to the progress or growth of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | advance, boost, further, encourage |
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Narrower | carry | Take further or advance |
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connive at, wink at | Give one's silent approval to |
contribute, lead, conduce | Be conducive to |
feed | support / support or promote |
foster, further | Promote the growth of |
help | contribute to the furtherance of |
spur | incite or stimulate |
Broader | support, back up | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
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Spanish | animar, anticipar, auspiciar, estimular, favorecer, fomentar, impulsar, incentivar, potenciar, promover, propulsar |
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Catalan | animar, anticipar, avançar, fomentar, incentivar, potenciar, propulsar |
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Adjectives | promotive | tending to further / further or encourage |
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Nouns | promotion | the advancement of some enterprise / enterprise |
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promotion | encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance / acceptance of something |
English > promote: 5 senses > verb 2, socialMeaning | Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
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Example | "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
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Synonyms | upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate |
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Narrower | brevet | Promote somebody by brevet, in the military |
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bring up | Promote from a lower position or rank |
ennoble, gentle, entitle | Give a title / title to someone |
prefer, favor, favour | Promote over another |
spot promote | Promote on the spot |
tenure | Give life-time employment / employment to |
Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
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Opposite | demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs | Assign to a lower position |
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Spanish | anticipar, ascender |
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Catalan | anticipar |
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Nouns | promotion | act of raising in rank or position |
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English > promote: 5 senses > verb 3, communicationMeaning | make publicity for; try to sell (a product). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Model | Sam and Sue promote the movie |
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Synonyms | advertise, advertize, push |
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Narrower | bill | advertise especially by posters or placards |
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crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate | Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person |
plug | make a plug for |
propagandize, propagandise | Spread by propaganda |
Broader | praise | Express approval of |
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Similar to | crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate | Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person |
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Spanish | anunciar, fomentar, impulsar, potenciar, promocionar, promover, propulsar, publicitar |
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Catalan | anunciar, fomentar, impulsar, promocionar, propulsar |
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Nouns | promoter | someone who is an active supporter and advocate |
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promotion | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution |