promote
/pɹəˈmoʊt/verb2 syllables
Promote means: make publicity for; try to sell (a product).
Synonyms for promote31
verb, as in make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
verb, as in give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Opposites of promote
What does promote mean?5
verb
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)“The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model”
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position“John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired”
contribute to the progress or growth of“I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom”
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with promote?17
Promote in a sentence
- Because we are anational, we promote a neutral language.shekitten
- Influencers are paid to promote products, like beauty and fashion brands.Hybrid
- Latinos can't promote themselves gracefully, kowtowing to others!nonong
- The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.Scott
- Algeria has demonstrated commendable strides towards promoting transparency, accountability, and democratic principles.always
- Schoolwork, cultural work and academic work should all be promoted together.sharris123
- Thereafter, he was gradually promoted until he became company president.hrin
- I'm asking you, the one who promoted this initiative.marcelostockle
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of promote
as a verb
- past tense
- promoted
- present participle
- promoting
- third-person singular
- promotes
- past participle
- promoted