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Meaning of promote in English:

promote

Pronunciation /prəˈməʊt/

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verb

[with object]

1Support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of.
‘some regulation is still required to promote competition’
- ‘I wish Croydon Council would actively encourage and promote the development of roof gardens in the borough.’
- ‘I was employed as a shift supervisor and was expected to have my crew work with unsafe equipment and this was actively encouraged and promoted by the site manager and foreman.’
- ‘Tang said the government is actively promoting competition by allowing more oil companies to become established in Hong Kong and encouraging the opening of more petrol stations.’
- ‘A planning officer should encourage and promote development within set parameters.’
- ‘I would encourage our council to actively promote our communities' financial obligations, goals and long-term vision.’
- ‘We want to encourage, celebrate, support and promote youth volunteerism in our community.’
- ‘The European Commission is actively encouraging member states to promote the early teaching of languages.’
- ‘We will work on the establishment of a structure in which Japan can more actively promote international peace cooperation.’
- ‘I never saw a BBC journalist actively promote his own political agenda.’
- ‘Meanwhile, many non-governmental organizations are also promoting sustainable development.’
- ‘The US government also promotes their own political agenda through funding for international aid organizations.’
- ‘Ironically, formula companies promote breastfeeding, fund breastfeeding research, and keep breastfeeding statistics.’
- ‘We can support research into methods to effectively promote abstinence.’
- ‘Are you aware of other international organizations which promote democracy and freedom?’
- ‘Used externally or internally, turmeric promotes healing in cases of trauma or injury.’
- ‘Lastly, echinacea, goldenseal and alfalfa may alleviate symptoms and promote healing.’
- ‘Her work is to promote breastfeeding through working with the health boards' public health divisions.’
- ‘What information has the Minister received on initiatives that are taking place this week to promote breastfeeding?’
- ‘Do you promote recycling as a form of responsible waste disposal?’
- ‘To promote flowering, apply a complete fertilizer in late winter or early spring.’
encourage, further, advance, assist, aid, help, contribute to, foster, nurture, develop, boost, stimulate, forward
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1. 1.1Give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness.
  ‘they are using famous personalities to promote the library nationally’
  ‘The mortgage company has launched a large advertising campaign to promote the product, First Start Mortgage.’
  ‘E-Business City has been created exclusively for retailers to promote their web-based products and services.’
  ‘A special ‘Wall of Values’ at the front of the store promotes products on sale each week.’
  ‘In cases such as the launch of a new brand of cigarette, sales promotion events are sometimes the only vehicle used to promote the product, primarily due to the limitations placed on advertising the product.’
  ‘Several companies are hoping airlines will allow advertisers to promote products on the airplanes themselves, specifically on tray tables.’
  ‘He said the show will offer the ideal business vehicle and an excellent opportunity for all in business to market and promote their products and services.’
  ‘Choosing the right mix of advertising media to promote your products and services has never been more important’
  ‘Our technical experts at the lab also work with our sales force to promote our products and to help our customers improve their products as well.’
  ‘A dealer can buy from various distributors, and we're supporting it with real incentives to encourage distributor sales people to promote the product.’
  ‘They want to know how exactly you are going to use their cash to promote the product in the marketplace.’
  ‘Advertisers are hired to promote these products and services to specific markets based on a careful calculation of a target population's propensity to consume.’
  ‘If it goes according to plan, these clients will advertise on the shows created and produced by the partnership as well as promote their products and services in the programs.’
  ‘For instance, The Body Shop produces and promotes its product lines with environmental and social sensitivity as a major theme.’
  ‘No one can promote American products better than Americans.’
  ‘They stay on message, find mistakes, and promote their product.’
  ‘Instead of getting a star to promote a product, he wondered, why not have the star launch the product?’
  ‘His face has been used to promote numerous products, ranging from Guinness stout to Newbridge watches.’
  ‘Hamilton believes that the pros of using celebrities to promote products tend to far outweigh the cons.’
  ‘They heavily promote their own products and when customers don't buy them, they become rude.’
  ‘In New South Wales, two major advertising campaigns are currently promoting awareness of occupational health and safety issues.’
  advertise, publicize, give publicity to, bang the drum for, beat the drum for, popularize, sell, market, merchandise
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2. 1.2Attempt to ensure the passing of (a private Act of Parliament)
  ‘the government of the day would not be promoting the bill’
  ‘This is a private bill, promoted by the New Zealand Guardian Trust Co. Ltd for Parliament's consideration.’
  ‘He has won the chance to promote a Private Members Bill in the Commons and he has chosen the issue of telecommunication masts and dangers to health.’
  ‘He promoted the Act of Six Articles in 1539, and worked for Cromwell's fall the following year.’
  ‘It was in 1878 that the city council was first approached by a private firm asking whether it would promote a Parliamentary Bill giving powers for the construction of tramways in York.’
  ‘I know that passions in this sort of debate run strong, but I also have to say that I find the attack by the member of Parliament who promoted this bill on the churches of New Zealand to be inexcusable.’
  ‘By coincidence, just such a change was promoted in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.’
  ‘Unfortunate though it is, I think the real reason that this bill has been promoted the way it has is that Parliament is attempting to save some lives.’
  ‘Private Bills are promoted by organisations that want specific powers.’
  ‘So that is one issue that the Greens, including the Greens in Parliament, will be promoting.’
  ‘Those are the kinds of issues that I came into Parliament to promote, and if marriage is a key, then all of us need to begin to talk it up.’
2Raise (someone) to a higher position or rank.
‘she was promoted to General Manager’
- ‘Don't be sad, he was promoted to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer on March 1, 1975.’
- ‘By 1969 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.’
- ‘He was promoted to his current position in 1998.’
- ‘Indigenous people were promoted to leading positions in the state and communist parties, and given preference for employment over Russians.’
- ‘He was promoted to the rank of Captain the following year.’
- ‘In April 1974 she was promoted to the position of driver, where she remained until her retirement earlier this year.’
- ‘In September 1965 she was promoted to the rank of sergeant.’
- ‘In May 2003, he was promoted to the highest rank of cadet officer.’
- ‘Only two months ago he was promoted to the rank of corporal.’
- ‘Your ambitious nature will be rewarded as you are promoted to a prominent position in your profession.’
- ‘Recalled to his old regiment at the outbreak of the war, he was rapidly promoted to the rank of lieutenant and then captain.’
- ‘Robbie was also promoted to the rank of Assistant Commander.’
- ‘They were newly promoted to division presidents, in preparation for splitting the company into two separate publicly traded entities.’
- ‘Maupin was recently promoted to Sergeant, his second promotion since his capture.’
- ‘As of this moment, you will be promoted to the rank of Colonel.’
- ‘Here he was promoted to captain at the age of 29 and commanded a battleship.’
- ‘Only when every company truly promotes on the basis of merit can we ignore gender in the workplace.’
- ‘He was to remain at MIT, being promoted to assistant professor in 1925.’
- ‘He became a pilot in 1921 and was eventually promoted to lieutenant colonel during World War II.’
- ‘In 1993, he was promoted to deputy director general of the department.’
advance, upgrade, give promotion to, give a higher position to, elevate, move up, raise, improve the position of, improve the status of, aggrandize
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1. 2.1Transfer (a sports team) to a higher division of a league.
  ‘they were promoted from the Third Division last season’
  ‘The Under-18 team went on to be crowned champions and the club's Wharfedale League team was promoted to the Second Division.’
  ‘Which football league club has been promoted and relegated the most times?’
  ‘Would they just join at the end of the season, adding to the teams who had just been promoted from Division One?’
  ‘And Heworth are waiting to hear whether it means an extra team could be promoted from division two to make up the numbers - giving the York side an extra promotion place to fight for.’
  ‘The newly promoted First Division team have had an amazing start to life in the Premier League.’
  ‘Both adult teams won their division of the county league and were promoted.’
  ‘When a team gets promoted to the Premier League, it's rare that the media has any idea about any of their players.’
  ‘A few years ago, whenever a club would be promoted from the first division, they were odds on to go down again at the end of the season, mainly because they just didn't have the money to even compete with the big boys.’
  ‘During previous expansions, the relegated clubs from the previous season were re-elected, while the top Second Division sides were promoted as usual.’
  ‘Addingham have been promoted from Division Two.’
  ‘The Division One winners are promoted and the bottom team relegated out of the Premier Division.’
  ‘We have studied the records of the teams who were promoted before us.’
  ‘After being promoted last year from Division Three, they are now among the Division Two leaders.’
2. 2.2Chess Exchange (a pawn) for a more powerful piece of the same colour, typically a queen, when it reaches the opponent's end of the board.
  ‘Player ‘B’ then shows that he can checkmate with the bishop against an unskilled player if the pawn is promoted to an opposite color bishop.’
  ‘Finally when a player promotes a pawn, they swap it for one of the pieces that their partner's opponent is waiting to place on their board.’
  ‘The rules allow such a pawn to be promoted to a queen, an advantage that is known to be decisive, ensuring an inevitable win for the second player to move.’
  ‘White's pieces coordinate their efforts to promote the d-pawn.’
3. 2.3Bridge Enable (a relatively low card) to win a trick by playing off the higher ones first.
  ‘East will win with the ace and lead a heart, promoting the ♠9’
  ‘In these types the numerals all rank in the same direction, but in the trump suit the normally lowest card is still promoted to second highest.’
3Chemistry
(of an additive) act as a promoter of (a catalyst).
‘During the 1930s, catalysts were introduced to promote chemical reactions during cracking.’
- ‘Intriguingly, a different pattern of gene expression is seen when elongation in the presence of oxygen is promoted by ethylene or carbon dioxide.’
- ‘Abundant carbon and nitrogen stimulate flow in the glycolytic direction to promote amino acid synthesis.’
- ‘Never before had a protein been found to serve as a catalyst to promote chemical reactions to form the glass or a rock-like material of a biomineral.’
- ‘Topical steroids can reduce inflammation, while ascorbic acid may promote collagen synthesis following alkali exposure.’