1. (

• promote ,
• advance ,
• boost ,
• further ,
• encourage

) contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" ;

2. (

• promote ,
• upgrade ,
• advance ,
• kick_upstairs ,
• raise ,
• elevate

) 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. (

• advertise ,
• advertize ,
• promote ,
• push

) 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. (

• promote ,

) be changed for a superior chess or checker piece ;

5. (

• promote

) 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 ;