English > kick upstairs: 1 sense > verb 1, socialMeaning | Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
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Synonyms | promote, upgrade, advance, 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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