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promote
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[ verb ] contribute to the progress or growth of
Examples "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Land_reform programs need to be supplemented with programs for promoting rural credits and technical assistance in agriculture . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)He spoke of his desire to promote the abolition of slavery by peaceable means and he compared John_Brown of Harper_'s_Ferry to the John_Brown of Rhode_Island 's colonial period . Related terms support help foster contribute feed spur carry connive_at improvement boost promoter boost forwarding |
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[ verb ] give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Synonyms 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" Used in print (Ernest Becker, Zen: A Rational Critique. New York: W.W....)His power was so great that he even promoted and demoted gods according to whether they had given_ear or been deaf_to petitions . (The American-German Review,...)His professional career began when he was twenty ; he became Otto_Klemperer 's personal assistant at the Cologne_Opera , and a year later was promoted to the position of regular conductor . |
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[ verb ] make publicity for; try to sell
Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)Lines of communications were established between the two companies and several du_Pont products were actively promoted . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Examples "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model" "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" Related terms praise crusade bill propagandize plug crusade ad advertising advertiser |
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[ verb ] be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
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