As verbs the difference between foster and promotes
is that
foster is to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child while
promotes is third-person singular of promote.
As an adjective foster
is providing parental care to unrelated children.
As a noun foster
is a forester.
As a proper noun Foster
is {{surname|A=An|English|from=occupations}}, variant of Forster.
foster English
Adjective
(-)
Providing parental care to unrelated children.
Receiving such care
Related by such care
Noun
(countable, obsolete) A forester
(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship
Verb
( en verb)
To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
To cultivate and grow something.
- Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts.
To nurse or cherish something.
(obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together.
- (Spenser)
Antonyms
* (cultivate and grow) hinder
Derived terms
* fosterable
* fosterage
* foster-child, foster child
* fosterer
* foster home
* fosterhood
* fostering
* fosterment
* foster parent
Anagrams
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promotes English
Verb
(head)
(promote)
Anagrams
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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
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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
Antonyms
* (raise rank) demote
* (advocate or urge on behalf of) denigrate, oppose
Related terms
* promotion
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