promote

/prə-ˈmōt/

Middle English, from Latin promotus, past participle of promovēre, literally, to move forward, from pro- forward + movēre to move

verb

  1. to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise

  2. to change (a pawn) into a piece in chess by moving to the eighth rank

  3. to advance (a student) from one grade to the next higher grade

advance promote forward further mean to help (someone or something) to move ahead. advance stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end. promote suggests an encouraging or fostering and may denote an increase in status or rank.

verb

  1. to advertise or publicize (something, such as a product or service) by means of another product, service, etc.

When he launches a new website this summer … he'll cross-promote his jewelry, fragrance and clothes.