Word Finder - promote

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To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

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He promoted his clerk to office manager.

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To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

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They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.

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To encourage, urge or incite.

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(usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.

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At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.

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To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.

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To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.

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Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.

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To move on to a subsequent stage of education.

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At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS.

His conduct of affairs was by earnest efforts to promote education and to develop the resources of the country.

His sole desire was to promote the glory of God and of his church.

In both cases the object is to promote vegetation.

He also exerted himself to promote the establishment of the Indian episcopate.

You will need to actively promote your best practice resources.

In 1866 the Cobden Club was founded in London, to promote free-trade economics, and it became a centre for political propaganda on those lines; and prizes were instituted in his name at Oxford and Cambridge.

To promote its interests.

Pharmacological intervention to promote cardiac output or treat arrhythmias.

The principal wealth of the island is derived from its olive groves; notwithstanding the destruction of many thousands of trees during each successive insurrection, the production is apparently undiminished, and will probably increase very considerably owing to the planting of young trees and the improved methods of cultivation which the Government is endeavouring to promote.

Much has been said in regard to the production of wheat, and efforts have been made in various places to promote its cultivation.

In 1747 he joined the movement started in Scotland called the " concert in prayer," and in the same year published An Humble Attempt to Promote Explicit Agreement and Visible Union of God's People in Extraordinary Prayer for the Revival of Religion and the Advancement of Christ's Kingdom on Earth.

From 1615 to 1621 he was governor of the English colony on the north side of Conception Bay in Newfoundland; he explored the island, made the first English map of it (published in 1625), and wrote a descriptive tract entitled A Briefe Discourse of the Newfoundland (Edinburgh, 1620) to promote the colonization of the island by Scotsmen.

In this was God simply accommodating to patriarchy or was it His will to promote and protect Patriarchy as His will and idea?

Chain reaction Companies in Nottinghamshire are benefiting from an initiative which helps them to promote better environmental performance to their suppliers.

When Federal Civil Service commissioner he did more than any other single public man in the United States has had either the ability or the opportunity to do; to promote the doctrine of service for merit only out of the realm of theory into the realm of governmental practice.

His strongest arguments are that the wind would easily develop into the messenger of the gods (Len oU pos), and that it was often thought to promote fertility in crops and cattle.

To promote Denmark's carrying trade, treaties were made with the Barbary Frederick States, Genoa and Naples; and the East Indian 1766.

Promote women centered, evidence based midwifery practice. 18.

Interestingly, the author does not promote pacifism nor does he endorse war.

The intention of this scholarship is to promote field parasitology (collection of data or samples) under any difficult conditions.

Nothing is done to promote emigration or to introduce manufactures.

They are increasing somewhat faster than the Germans, and the efforts of the colonization commission have done little to promote the immigration of German farmers.

The interest in German, which Carlyle did so much to promote, suggested to him other translations and reviews during the next few years, and he made some preparations for a history of German literature.

Next year Gardiner, still in the service of Wolsey, was sent by him to Italy along with Edward Fox, provost of King's College, Cambridge, to promote the same business with the pope.

He did much to improve the condition of the country, to foster trade, to promote the prosperity of the towns, and to maintain order and security in his lands by wise laws and firm administration.

Promote positive behavior by praising and rewarding your pet.

Their function is the twofold one of protecting the embryo and of aiding in dissemination; they may also directly promote germination.

The Academy of Sciences, which had fallen into contempt during his father's reign, he restored, infusing into it vigorous life; and he did more to promote elementary education than any of his predecessors.

The conference of Anglican bishops from all parts of the world, instituted by Archbishop Longley in 1867, and known as the Lambeth Conferences, though even for the Anglican communion they have not the authority of an ecumenical synod, and their decisions are rather of the nature of counsels than commands, have done much to promote the harmony and co-operation of the various branches of the Church.

Efforts have been made to promote the cultivation of indigo, but without much success.

In May 1 553 he went over to Calais as one of the English commissioners to promote peace with France; but their efforts were ineffectual.

But more than this, Great Britain had gained a reputation for patient and persevering efforts to promote the spread of civilization in these regions, a prestige which yielded profit during the difficult years of the World War, and was not without its effect in India.

His political insight is shown by the fact that he endeavoured to limit the indefinite extension of Moslem conquest, to maintain and strengthen the national Arabian character of the commonwealth of Islam, 4 and especially to promote law and order in its internal affairs.

I believe that we need to pursue a new model of dementia care and one which can promote both positivity and participation.

Proverbs does not offer the good of society as an aim of action, though it takes for granted that good conduct will promote the happiness of all.

Officers were appointed to watch over domestic life and public morality, and to promote instruction among the women as well as the youth.

The primary aim of Chi Kung is to prevent disease and promote longevity.

They promote musical miscegenation, drug use and wanton sexual license.

Once a week run a grooming mitt over their coats to remove dead hairs, finishing off with a soft cloth to promote shine.

It also helps to produce the neurotransmitters noradrenaline, which regulate blood flow and serotonin which helps promote sleep and buffer stress.

The steps which will be taken to promote the four licensing objectives are vitally important.

The Department will undertake a broad campaign to promote the observance of the tenth anniversary at all levels.

Efforts to promote the Honduran tobacco industry as a royal monopoly proved less effective and encountered stiff local opposition.

It remains our duty to do all we can to resolve conflict, confront oppression, reduce poverty and promote good governance.

Hughes et al ' Bisphosphonates promote apoptosis in murine osteoclasts in vitro and vivo ' .

The GTPases Rac and Cdc42 promote outgrowth of neurites while Rho promotes their retraction, by switching on the kinases PAK and ROK respectively.

At the same time, they are a convenient channel through which offical agencies can promote political pluralism.

After removal of excess unbound myosin, the concentration of G-actin was increased, to promote further actin polymerization.

China holds that such a treaty will help to promote mutual trust among nuclear-weapon states and further reduce the danger of nuclear war.

You want to promote a positive relationship between the animal and your child.