Meaning & Definition of Promote in English

1. Contribute to the progress or growth of

• "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

2. Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• "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"

3. Make publicity for

• Try to sell (a product)

• "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"

• "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

4. Be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

5. 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