promote

promote
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. advance, further, aid;improve, dignify, elevate, raise; back, support, encourage. See improvement.Ant., hinder.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To further]
Syn. forward, further, advance, encourage, support, help, aid, abet, assist, develop, back, uphold, champion, patronize, propagandize, advertise, publicize, urge, advocate, cultivate, improve, strengthen, push, bolster, boost, foster, nourish, nurture, subsidize, second, befriend, benefit, subscribe to, favor, expand, serve, subserve, better, avail, sell, lobby for, get behind*, plug*, tout*, hype*.
Ant. discourage*, weaken, enfeeble.
2. [To advance in rank[
Syn. raise, advance, elevate, graduate, move up, exalt, aggrandize, magnify, prefer, favor, increase, ascend, better, ennoble, dignify; kick upstairs*, up*.
Ant. humble*, demote, reduce.
to promote is to help in the establishment, development, or success of something [ to promote good will ] ; advance implies assistance in hastening the course of anything or in moving toward an objective [ to advance a project ] ; forward emphasizes the idea of action as an impetus [ concessions were made to forward the pact ] ; further emphasizes assistance in bringing a deSired goal closer [ to further a cause ]
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. publicize sell, advertize, *talk up, plug, tout, back, *hype, push, ballyhoo, trumpet, sing praises.
2. further advance, foster, boost, support, cultivate, lift.
3. upgrade one's rank advance, raise, *kick upstairs, move up, graduate.
ANT.: 1. criticize, condemn, censor, *bad-mouth. 2. retard, inhibit, discourage. 3. demote, downgrade
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To raise in rank: advance, elevate, jump, raise, upgrade. See RISE. 2. To help bring about: encourage, feed, foster. See HELP. 3. To cause to move forward or upward, as toward a goal: advance, forward, further. See FORWARD, HELP. 4. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product): advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, publicize, talk up. Informal: pitch, plug. Slang: push. See KNOWLEDGE. 5. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity: ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, publicize, puff, talk up, tout. Informal: plug. Slang: hype. See KNOWLEDGE.

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