English > promote: 5 senses > verb 1, social| Meaning | 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, social| Meaning | 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, communication| Meaning | 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 |
