What does "promote" mean?
Promote: To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer. I will promote thee unto very great honor. Num. xxii.
Additional senses
- 2.Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. Prov. iv.
- 3.To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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