promote 音标拼音: [prəm'ot]
vt . 促进;提升;发起,创立;宣传,推销
促进;提升;发起,创立;宣传,推销
promote v 1 :
contribute to the progress or growth of ; "
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom " [
synonym : {
promote },
{
advance }, {
boost }, {
further }, {
encourage }]
2 :
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position ; "
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired "; "
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms "; "
I got promoted after many years of hard work " [
synonym : {
promote }, {
upgrade },
{
advance }, {
kick upstairs }, {
raise }, {
elevate }] [
ant :
{
break }, {
bump }, {
demote }, {
kick downstairs }, {
relegate }]
3 :
make publicity for ;
try to sell (
a product ); "
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model "; "
The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops " [
synonym : {
advertise },
{
advertize }, {
promote }, {
push }]
4 :
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece 5 :
change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row ,
or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent Promote \
Pro *
mote "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Promoted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Promoting }.] [
L .
promotus ,
p .
p .
of promovere to move forward ,
to promote ;
pro forward movere to move .
See {
Move }.]
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
To contribute to the growth ,
enlargement ,
or prosperity of (
any process or thing that is in course );
to forward ;
to further ;
to encourage ;
to advance ;
to excite ;
as ,
to promote learning ;
to promote disorder ;
to promote a business venture . "
Born to promote all truth ." --
Milton .
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2 .
To exalt in station ,
rank ,
or honor ;
to elevate ;
to raise ;
to prefer ;
to advance ;
as ,
to promote an officer .
[
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I will promote thee unto very great honor . --
Num .
xxii .
17 .
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Exalt her ,
and she shall promote thee . --
Prov .
iv .
18 .
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Syn :
To forward ;
advance ;
further ;
patronize ;
help ;
exalt ;
prefer ;
elevate ;
dignify .
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Promote \
Pro *
mote "\,
v .
i .
To urge on or incite another ,
as to strife ;
also ,
to inform against a person . [
Obs .]
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149 Moby Thesaurus words for "
promote ":
abet ,
acculturate ,
act for ,
actuate ,
advance ,
advantage ,
advertise ,
advocate ,
aggrandize ,
aid ,
ameliorate ,
amend ,
animate ,
answer ,
assist ,
back ,
ballyhoo ,
bark ,
be instrumental ,
be right ,
befit ,
befitting ,
benefit ,
better ,
bill ,
boost ,
bring forward ,
build up ,
bulletin ,
call attention to ,
champion ,
circularize ,
civilize ,
commend ,
communicate ,
compel ,
conduce to ,
contribute to ,
cry ,
cry up ,
develop ,
do the trick ,
edify ,
educate ,
elevate ,
emend ,
encourage ,
endorse ,
energize ,
enhance ,
enlighten ,
ennoble ,
enrich ,
espouse ,
establish ,
exalt ,
expedite ,
facilitate ,
fatten ,
favor ,
fill the bill ,
fit ,
force ,
forward ,
foster ,
further ,
galvanize ,
give a write -
up ,
give publicity ,
go between ,
go straight ,
graduate ,
hasten ,
help ,
hype ,
impart ,
impel ,
improve ,
improve upon ,
inspire ,
inspirit ,
kick upstairs ,
knight ,
lard ,
lend wings to ,
lift ,
make an improvement ,
make for ,
mediate ,
meliorate ,
mend ,
minister to ,
motivate ,
move ,
move to action ,
not come amiss ,
nurture ,
pass ,
patronize ,
placard ,
plug ,
post ,
post bills ,
post up ,
prefer ,
present ,
press -
agent ,
profit ,
propagandize ,
propel ,
publicize ,
puff ,
push ,
push forward ,
put forward ,
quicken ,
raise ,
recommend ,
refine upon ,
reform ,
sanction ,
sell ,
serve ,
set forward ,
set in motion ,
side with ,
socialize ,
spark ,
speak for ,
speak highly of ,
speak warmly of ,
speak well of ,
speed ,
spiel ,
sponsor ,
stimulate ,
straighten out ,
strengthen ,
subserve ,
suit the occasion ,
support ,
tout ,
transfigure ,
transform ,
up ,
upgrade ,
uplift ,
work ,
write up
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