promote

verb

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

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

(transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.

(sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.

(intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.

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

(transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.

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

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward moveo-mot · Latin · move, mover

Synonyms for promote

encouragev advertisev boostv elevatev raisev publicizev enhancev advancen pushv facilitatev stimulatev motivatev improvev abetv educatev strengthenv inspirev

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Where does promote come from?

The word promote breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -mot, from Latin moveo (“move, mover”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.