promotes

1. contribute to the progress or growth ofExamples: "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"Synonyms: advance, boost, encourage, further, promote

2. give a promotion to or assign to a higher positionExamples: "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"Synonyms: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgradeAntonyms: demote

3. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)Examples: "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"Synonyms: advertise, advertize, promote, push

4. be changed for a superior chess or checker pieceSynonyms: promote

5. 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 opponentSynonyms: promote