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PROMOTE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

Example:

The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops

Synonyms:

advertise; advertize; promote; push

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):

praise (express approval of)

Verb group:

agitate; campaign; crusade; fight; press; push (exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):

propagandise; propagandize (spread by propaganda)

plug (make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote)

bill (advertise especially by posters or placards)

agitate; campaign; crusade; fight; press; push (exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue promote the movie

Derivation:

promoter (someone who is an active supporter and advocate)

promotion (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):

play (use or move)

Verb group:

promote (be changed for a superior chess or checker piece)

Domain category:

chess; chess game (a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):

queen (promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

promote (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)

Domain category:

board game (a game played on a specially designed board)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):

queen (become a queen)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 4

Meaning:

Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Example:

I got promoted after many years of hard work

Synonyms:

advance; elevate; kick upstairs; promote; raise; upgrade

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):

assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):

brevet (promote somebody by brevet, in the military)

favor; favour; prefer (promote over another)

ennoble; entitle; gentle (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)

spot promote (promote on the spot)

bring up (promote from a lower position or rank)

tenure (give life-time employment to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

demote (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank)

Derivation:

promotion (act of raising in rank or position)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Contribute to the progress or growth of

Example:

I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom

Synonyms:

advance; boost; encourage; further; promote

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "promote" is one way to...):

back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "promote"):

connive at; wink at (give one's silent approval to)

foster; further (promote the growth of)

spur (incite or stimulate)

help (contribute to the furtherance of)

carry (take further or advance)

feed (support or promote)

conduce; contribute; lead (be conducive to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

promotion (the advancement of some enterprise)

promotion (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)

promotive (tending to further or encourage)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Treatment that uses music to help relieve pain or stress and promote well-being.

(Music therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) promote entry in the cell cycle.

(Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, NCI Thesaurus)

CD74, an integral membrane protein and tumor associated antigen (TAA), is overexpressed in certain cancer cells and promotes survival in rapidly proliferating tumor cells.

(Milatuzumab-Doxorubicin Antibody-Drug Conjugate, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also promotes glutathione synthesis.

(Alpha-lipoic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

VLP stimulates the immune system and promotes the CTL response.

(Melan-A VLP Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

That in turn, the evidence shows, promotes an immune response that can lead to heart disease.

(Biological Link Found Between Stress, Heart Disease, VOA)

Had I remained in England, perhaps—but I meant to promote the happiness of both by removing from her for years, and for that purpose had procured my exchange.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

I think it would not be very likely to promote sisterly affection or delicacy of mind.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Further animal research is needed to determine how well and what amount of the drug might promote hair growth and heal wounds.

(New Experimental Drug Reverses Hair Loss, Skin Damage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Upon intratumoral administration, the prolonged expression of IFN-g by adenovirus-interferon-gamma TG1042 promotes a T helper type 1 (Th1-type) immune response and inhibits the Th2-mediated cytokine production observed in many cutaneous lymphomas.

(Adenovirus-Interferon-Gamma TG1042, NCI Thesaurus)