orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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Definition as Verb
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
contribute to the progress or growth of
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
"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"