promotes English
Verb
(head)
(promote)
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promote English
Verb
( promot)
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
- He promoted his clerk to office manager.
- Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
- They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
- They promoted the new film with giant billboards.
To encourage, urge or incite
{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=5
, so that finding myself on the point of going, and loath to leave the tender partner of my joys behind me, I employed all the forwarding motions and arts my experience suggested to me, to promote his keeping me company to our journey's end}}
To elevate to the above league.
- At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.
(label) To increase the activity of a catalyst by changing its surface structure
(label) To exchange a pawn for a queen or other piece when it reaches the 8th rank
Antonyms
* (raise rank) demote
* (advocate or urge on behalf of) denigrate, oppose
Related terms
* promotion
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contributes English
Verb
(head)
(contribute)
contribute English
Verb
(contribut)
To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katie L. Burke
, title= In the News
, volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist)
, passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}
Synonyms
* add
* assist
* bestow
* bring
* chip in
* impart
* kick in
* lend
* provide
* put up
Related terms
* contribution
* contributor
* contributory
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