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

• advance, boost, further, encourage

• advertise, advertize, push

• upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

• "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"

• Promote vs advance
• Promote vs boost
• Promote vs further
• Promote vs encourage
• Promote vs advertise
• Promote vs advertize
• Promote vs push
• Promote vs upgrade
• Promote vs kick upstairs
• Promote vs raise
• Promote vs elevate