Promote vs Cater - What's the difference?
promote | cater |
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
To encourage, urge or incite
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To elevate to the above 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
To provide food professionally for a special occasion.
To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.
As verbs the difference between promote and cater
is that promote is to raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank while cater is to provide food professionally for a special occasion.As a noun cater is
a provider; a purveyor; a caterer.promote
English
Verb
(promot)- He promoted his clerk to office manager.
- Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.
- They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
- They promoted the new film with giant billboards.
- At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.
Antonyms
* (raise rank) demote * (advocate or urge on behalf of) denigrate, opposeAnagrams
* * English transitive verbs ----cater
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- Did you hire someone to cater our party next week?
- I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.