promote

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /prəˈmoʊt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /prəˈməʊt/

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• Hyphenation: pro‧mote

Verb

Plain form promote

Third-person singular promotes

Past tense promoted

Past participle promoted

Present participle promoting

1. (transitive) If you promote someone or something, you help it to get bigger, higher, or more popular.

   The environment provided by the school promotes the reading development of all students.

   Remember too that sleepiness is promoted by a warm, quiet environment.

   She became assistant manager and was then promoted to general manager within two years.

   • Antonym: demote

   She's on tour promoting sales of her new book.

Related words

• promotion
• promoter