promote suggests an encouraging or fostering and may denote an increase in status or rank.

PROMOTE definition: to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further. See examples of promote used in a sentence.

PROMOTE definition: 1. to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something: 2. to raise someone to a…. Learn more.

If people promote something, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread. You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth. [VERB noun] We actively promote …

pro•mote (prəˈmoʊt) v.t. -mot•ed, -mot•ing. 1. to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.

pro•mote /prəˈmoʊt/ v. [~ + object], -mot•ed, -mot•ing. to help or encourage to flourish: to promote world peace. to advance in rank or position: promoted him to full professor. Education to advance to the …

Promote definition: To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.

To advance, support, or encourage the growth, development, or success of someone or something. "The company launched a new marketing campaign to promote its latest product."

If you work for a marketing firm, your job is to promote new products — to publicize them and to try to get the public to buy them. The verb promote can also mean to advance to a higher position.

PROMOTE meaning: 1 : to change the rank or position of (someone) to a higher or more important one; 2 : to move (a sports team) to a higher position in a league