promotes
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Definitions ofpromotes
- To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
Example: "He promoted his clerk to office manager."
- To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
Example: "They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time."
- To encourage, urge or incite.
- (usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.
Example: "At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League."
- To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
- To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
Example: "Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen."
- To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
Example: "At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS."
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