Dictionary entry details
• PROMOTE (verb)
Meaning:
Contribute to the progress or growth of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
encourage; promote; further; boost; advance
Context example:
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):
back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):
feed (support or promote)
carry (take further or advance)
help (contribute to the furtherance of)
spur (incite or stimulate)
foster; further (promote the growth of)
connive at; wink at (give one's silent approval to)
conduce; contribute; lead (be conducive to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
kick upstairs; elevate; promote; upgrade; advance; raise
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):
assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):
brevet (promote somebody by brevet, in the military)
favor; favour; prefer (promote over another)
ennoble; entitle; gentle (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)
spot promote (promote on the spot)
bring up (promote from a lower position or rank)
tenure (give life-time employment to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
demote (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank)
Meaning:
Make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
advertize; advertise; promote; push
Context examples:
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model / The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):
praise (express approval of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):
propagandise; propagandize (spread by propaganda)
plug (make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote)
bill (advertise especially by posters or placards)
agitate; campaign; crusade; fight; press; push (exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue promote the movie
Meaning:
Be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Domain category:
board game (a game played on a specially designed board)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):
queen (become a queen)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):
play (use or move)
Domain category:
chess; chess game (a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):
queen (promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
