promotes
Pushes forward actively
Promotes means to advance or move something forward.
To promote an employee is to elevate them to a higher position: She was promoted to senior manager.
To promote a cause, product, or idea is to actively support or publicize it: The campaign promotes healthy eating.
In chess, a pawn that reaches the opposite end of the board promotes to a more powerful piece.
Encourage development of
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- encourageUrge forward with support
- stimulateProvoke into activity
facilitate · nourish · develop · incubate · accelerate · spur · fuel · enable
Top competitor, or advocate
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- endorseGive official approval
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
lobbying · activism · proponent · spokesperson · backer · defender · ally · patron
Publicly promote goods
- marketVenue for trade
- endorseGive official approval
- sponsorFunder of activities
- brandCompany's product line name
plug · publicize · pitch · hype · testimonial · influencer · celebrity · ambassador
To raise upward
- advanceMove or progress forward
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- boostUpward push or increase
- raiseLift or increase
uplift · escalate · heighten · exalt · ennoble · move up · fast-track · prefer
Make information widely available
- highlightMost notable part
- spreadTo distribute widely
- educateProvide formal instruction
- informGive facts to
enlighten · sensitize · broadcast · outreach · campaign · consciousness · recognition · visibility
foster
Encourage development of
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- encourageUrge forward with support
stimulate · facilitate · nourish · develop · incubate · accelerate · spur · fuel · enable · support
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
campaign · lobbying · activism · proponent · spokesperson · backer · defender · ally · patron · crusader
advertise
Publicly promote goods
brand · plug · publicize · pitch · hype · testimonial · influencer · celebrity · ambassador · campaign
elevate
To raise upward
raise · uplift · escalate · heighten · exalt · ennoble · move up · fast-track · prefer · favor
publicize
Make information widely available
inform · enlighten · sensitize · broadcast · outreach · campaign · consciousness · recognition · visibility · exposure
promotesdemotes
Lowers in rank
downgrades · degrades · busts · relegates · cashiers
promotesopposes
Acts in resistance
denounces · condemns · criticizes · disparages · attacks
- job promotionRise in workplace rank
- promotional faresTemporarily reduced travel prices
- self promotionPublicizing your own accomplishments
- sales promotionActivity to increase purchases
- promotional itemBranded giveaway merchandise
- paid promotionAdvertising someone purchased
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