verb

1. PROMOTE, make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
2. PROMOTE, 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. PROMOTE, be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
4. PROMOTE, give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
5. PROMOTE, contribute to the progress or growth of
6. PROMOTE, to change the rank or position of (someone) to a higher or more important one
7. PROMOTE, to move (a sports team) to a higher position in a league
8. PROMOTE, to help (something) happen, develop, or increase

1. He was promoted to senior editor.
2. The army major was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
3. The team have been promoted to the First Division.