promote

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

   He promoted his clerk to office manager.

2. 2
   verb

   To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

   They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.

3. 3
   verb

   To encourage, urge or incite.

   so that finding myself on the point of going, and loath to leave the tender partner of my joys behind me, I employed all the forwarding motions and arts my experience suggested to me, to promote his keeping me company to our journey's end.

4. 4
   verb

   To elevate to a higher league.

   At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.

5. 5
   verb

   To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.

   Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.

6. 6
   verb

   To move on to a subsequent stage of education.

   At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS.

7. 7
   verb

   To treat (a value) as a more capable data type or as having higher priority.

   to promote an int to a long

8. 8
   verb

   make publicity for

Etymology

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