Word

promote, v.
(promoted, promotes, promoting)
freq. cnt. 38

contribute to the progress or growth of
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 91 freq. cnt.: 53 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

advance boost encourage further promote

sample sentences

"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

verb frames

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They %s him to write the letter

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

encouragement

lexical pointers

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promotive promotion promotion

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advance

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furtherance

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boost booster booster

semantic pointers

hyponym

connive at, wink at foster, further spur help carry feed contribute, lead, conduce

hypernym

support, back up

give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3

advance elevate kick upstairs promote raise upgrade

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

promotion

antonym

demote

lexical pointers

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elevation elevation

lexical pointers

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advancement

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hypernym

assign, delegate, designate, depute

hyponym

tenure bring up spot promote ennoble, gentle, entitle favor, prefer, favour brevet

make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2

advertise advertize promote push

sample sentences

"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"
"The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sam and Sue %s the movie

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Sam and Sue %s the movie

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

promotion promoter

lexical pointers

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advertising advertising advertisement advertiser

lexical pointers

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advertizement advertizer

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hypernym

praise

hyponym

propagandize, propagandise plug bill fight, campaign, crusade, press, push, agitate

verb group

fight, campaign, crusade, press, push, agitate

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
<verb.competition>

promote