Found 5 items, similar to promote.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: promote
mendorong
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: promote
menaikkan, mengangkat
Indonesian → English (Kamus Landak)
Definition: promote
promotes
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: promote
promote
v 1: contribute to the progress or growth of;
“I am promoting the
use of computers in the classroom” [syn:
advance,
boost,
further,
encourage]
2: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;
“John
was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired”;
“Women
tend not to advance in the major law firms”;
“I got
promoted after many years of hard work” [syn:
upgrade,
advance,
kick upstairs,
raise,
elevate] [ant:
demote]
3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product);
“The salesman
is aggressively pushing the new computer model”;
“The
company is heavily advertizing their new laptops” [syn:
advertise,
advertize,
push]
4: be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
5: change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row,
or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by
moving it the row closest to your opponent
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Promote
Promote
\Pro*mote"\, v. i.
To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform
against a person. [Obs.]
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Promote
\Pro*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Promoted; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Promoting.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move
forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See
Move.]
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1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of
(any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to
further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to
promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a
business venture.
“Born to promote all truth.” --Milton.
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2. To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise;
to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.
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I will promote thee unto very great honor. --Num.
xxii. 17.
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Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. --Prov. iv.
18.
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Syn: To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt;
prefer; elevate; dignify.
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