Read the dictionary definition of promote. All definitions for this word.
1. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
1. The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
2. The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
2. change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
3. be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
4. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
1. John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
2. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
3. I got promoted after many years of hard work
5. contribute to the progress or growth of
1. I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
