contribute to the progress or growth of;"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;"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"
make publicity for; try to sell (a product);"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model" "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
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
中英词源
promote 促进，促销，提拔
pro-,向前，-mot,移动，词源同motion,move.比喻用法。
promote (v.)
late 14c., "to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office," from Old French promoter and directly from Latin promotus, past participle of promovere "move forward, advance; cause to advance, push onward; bring to light, reveal," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)). General sense of "to further the growth or progress of (anything)" is from 1510s. Related: Promoted; promoting.
