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

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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

Verb

(infus)

To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.

To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).

* Coxe

One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water.

To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).

* Shakespeare

Infuse his breast with magnanimity.

* Shakespeare

infusing him with self and vain conceit

To instill as a quality.

* Shakespeare

That souls of animals infuse themselves / Into the trunks of men.

* Jonathan Swift

Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son, which himself never possessed, or knew, or found the want of, in the acquisition of his wealth?

To undergo infusion.

* Let it infuse for five minutes.

To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.

(Francis Bacon)

(obsolete) To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

* Denham

That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse .