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Core action
Encourage, support, or contribute to the development, progress, growth, or acceptance of something.
Example
The programme promotes cooperation among local schools.
promote
/prəˈməʊt/ · pruh-MOHTverb
Encourage, support, or contribute to the development, progress, growth, or acceptance of something.
Use promote to express this relationship precisely: encourage, support, or contribute to the development, progress, growth, or acceptance of something.
What promote Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Common construction
Use this expression in its normal grammatical frame so the relationship between the surrounding ideas remains explicit.
Example
Shade can promote seedling survival in dry climates.
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Reasoning effect
It tells the reader how to interpret the timing, scope, evidence, contrast, condition, or consequence in the statement.
Example
The campaign promotes the use of public transport.
Use promote Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
The programme promotes cooperation among local schools.
Shade can promote seedling survival in dry climates.
The campaign promotes the use of public transport.
Precision Matters
Promote overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
promote
vs.Means encourage, support, or contribute to the development, progress, growth, or acceptance of something.
impede
Means to prevent, obstruct, or slow progress.
promote
vs.Means encourage, support, or contribute to the development, progress, growth, or acceptance of something.
curtail
Means reduce, restrict, or bring something to an earlier end than intended.
promote
vs.Means encourage, support, or contribute to the development, progress, growth, or acceptance of something.
undermine
Means to weaken, erode, or reduce confidence in something.
promote
vs.Means encourage, support, or contribute to the development, progress, growth, or acceptance of something.
foster
Means to encourage or promote the development of something.
Test promote in Context
The programme encourages and supports the growth of collaboration.
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The revised grant programme is designed to ___ collaboration between small laboratories.