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promote

[pruh-moht] / prəˈmoʊt /
VERB
help, advance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance advertise advocate benefit bolster boost build up cooperate develop encourage endorse further improve popularize publicize push push for sell soft sell speed sponsor stimulate support uphold urge
STRONG
aid assist avail back befriend champion contribute cry espouse forward foster hype nourish nurture patronize plug press-agent propagandize puff recommend serve subsidize succor
WEAK
call attention to get behind speak for work for
Antonyms
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block cease conceal decrease delay depress disapprove discourage dissuade halt harm hide hinder hurt impede injure lessen let down obstruct oppose prevent protest reject repress stop undermine weaken
STRONG
deprive ignore neglect starve take withhold
WEAK
condemn degrade demote discredit dishonor
VERB
give a higher position in organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance elevate favor increase raise upgrade
STRONG
aggrandize ascend better dignify ennoble exalt graduate honor magnify prefer skip up
WEAK
kick upstairs move up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease depress diminish drop lessen lower stop
STRONG
belittle condemn debase degrade denounce disgrace humiliate shame
WEAK
demote discredit dishonor hurt

Example Sentences

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Meta's advertising standards states it reserves the rights to remove ads which "negatively affect our relationship with our users or that promote content, services or activities contrary to our competitive position, interests or advertising philosophy".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Nile plans to get them back up and running both as media businesses in their own right and to help promote other companies she intends to co-found with creators, athletes and other celebrities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Attaching an analyst’s personal brand to an investment product could create an incentive to promote the investment and its holdings favorably, or could be interpreted as an endorsement, legal experts say.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

In February, the American Academy of Pediatrics called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to promote measles vaccines and deploy more support to outbreak areas as cases surge.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

More than once, I’ve heard Maddy telling kids how much Steph wants to win the TV spot so she can promote some care package thing she’s into.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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