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promote
What does promote mean?
promote (verb): to advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use promote in a sentence?
- They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- They promoted the new film with giant billboards. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce promote?
/pɹəˈmoʊt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does promote come from?
From Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to promote
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “promote” mean?
to start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on
Not quite: that's what resume means.
to disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking
Not quite: that's what interrupt means.
to advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity
Right! That's what “promote” means.
to press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass
Not quite: that's what crush means.
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