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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   promote

   • IPA[prəˈmōt]

   美式

   • v.
     further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage；give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness

   • verb: promote, 3rd person present: promotes, gerund or present participle: promoting, past tense: promoted, past participle: promoted

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage some regulation is still required to promote competition 同義詞 encourage, further, advance, assist, aid, ... 更多help, contribute to, foster, nurture, develop, boost, stimulate, forward, advocate, recommend, urge, support, back, endorse, champion, speak for, proselytize, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for反義詞 obstruct, impede
   • ▪ give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness they are using famous personalities to promote the library nationally 同義詞 advertise, publicize, give publicity to, beat/bang the drum for, popularize, ... 更多sell, market, merchandise, informalpush, plug, give a plug to, hype, hype up, give a puff to, puff, puff up, boost, flog, ballyhoo, flack, huckster
   • 2. advance or raise (someone) to a higher position or rank she was promoted to General Manager 同義詞 advance, upgrade, give promotion to, give a higher position to, elevate, ... 更多move up, raise, improve the position/status of, aggrandize, informalkick upstairs, archaicprefer反義詞 demote
   • ▪ transfer (a sports team) to a higher division of a league they were promoted from the Third Division last season
   • ▪ exchange (a pawn) for a more powerful piece of the same color, typically a queen, as part of the move in which it reaches the opponent's end of the board.
   • ▪ enable (a relatively low card) to win a trick by playing off the higher ones first East will win with the ace and lead a heart, promoting the ♠9
   • 3. act as a promoter of (a catalyst).