0 present participle of promote
1 to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something:
Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products.
The Institute is intended to promote an understanding of the politics and culture of the Arab world.
Greenpeace works to promote awareness of the dangers that threaten our planet today.
It has long been known that regular exercise promotes all-round good health.
2 to raise someone to a higher or more important position or rank:
The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights.
The organization is working with young people to promote awareness of the dangers of unprotected sex.
The city is trying to lose its industrial image and promote itself as a tourist centre.
Cutting the bush back in the autumn will help promote growth in the spring.
It is my considered opinion that he should be promoted.
He's deluding himself if he thinks he's going to be promoted this year.
She was very demotivated by being told she had little chance of being promoted.
