English
Etymology
from L. promotus, past participle of promovere
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-promote.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��t|-��t
Verb
en-verb|promot|ing
- transitive To raise someone to a more important, responsible or better paid job or rank
#: He promoted his chief clerk to a position on the board.
- transitive To advocate or urge the adoption of something
#: They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
- transitive To attempt to popularize or sell a product by advertising or publicity
#: They promoted the new film with giant billboards.
Translations
trans-top|To raise someone to a more important, responsible or better paid job or rank
Arabic: Arab|ر�� IPAchar|(ráqq�)
Chinese: �� (z�ngjìn)
Czech: povýšit
Dutch: promotie maken, promoveren, bevorderen
Finnish: ylentää
French: promouvoir
German: beförderen
Hungarian: elÅ�segÃteni
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Italian: promuovere
Japanese: ����� (�������, z�shin saseru)
Korean: ����� (jin-geupsikida)
Portuguese: promover
Russian: �по�об��вова�� (sposóbstvovat�)
Spanish: promover
Swedish: befordra
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trans-top|To advocate or urge the adoption of something
Finnish: kannattaa, tukea
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trans-top|To attempt to popularize or sell a product by advertising or publicity
Dutch: promoten (barbarism), bekend maken
Finnish: mainostaa
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: �ز���
ttbc|French: promouvoir
ttbc|Spanish: promover
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