promote

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /pɹəˈmoʊt/ UK /pɹəˈməʊt/ See IPA manual

Freq #8436

Meanings

1

verb
To help something develop or become more successful.

The campaign aims to promote healthy eating among children.
2

verb
To give someone a more important job or higher rank.

After five years, she was promoted to manager.
3

verb
To advertise a product or event to make it popular or sell it.

The band toured the country to promote their new album.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to help something develop... encourage further

2 verb · to give someone a more... advance elevate raise

3 verb · to advertise a product or... push advertise

Word family

Forms promotedpromotespromotingunpromoted

Derived forms co-promotecopromotecross-promotedepromotemispromoteoncopromotingoverpromotepromotabilitypromotablepromoteabilitypromoteepromotement

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promote health
to help maintain or improve people's physical or mental well-being

Verb + noun

Etymology

From Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”).

*per- Proto-Indo-European prōmōtus Latin

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# promote

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈmoʊt/
**IPA (UK):** /pɹəˈməʊt/
**Frequency rank:** 8436

## Meanings
1. To help something develop or become more successful.
2. To give someone a more important job or higher rank.
3. To advertise a product or event to make it popular or sell it.

## Examples
- The campaign aims to promote healthy eating among children.
- After five years, she was promoted to manager.
- The band toured the country to promote their new album.

## Derived Forms
- co-promote
- copromote
- cross-promote
- depromote
- mispromote
- oncopromoting
- overpromote
- promotability
- promotable
- promoteability
- promotee
- promotement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *per-
- Root: prōmōtus
- Affix: pro- - forward

## Etymology
From Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”).

## AI Etymology
Promote comes from Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”). The historical chain includes *per- (Proto-Indo-European), prōmōtus (Latin). In present-day English it covers to help something develop or become more successful, to give someone a more important job or higher rank, and to advertise a product or event to make it popular or sell it. The wider family includes derived forms such as co-promote, copromote, cross-promote, depromote, mispromote.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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