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- [pruh-moht]
- /prəˈmoʊt/
- /prəˈməʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-moht]
- /prəˈmoʊt/
Definitions of promoting word
- verb with object promoting to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace. 1
- verb with object promoting to advance in rank, dignity, position, etc. (opposed to demote). 1
- verb with object promoting Education. to put ahead to the next higher stage or grade of a course or series of classes. 1
- verb with object promoting to aid in organizing (business undertakings). 1
- verb with object promoting to encourage the sales, acceptance, etc., of (a product), especially through advertising or other publicity. 1
- verb with object promoting Informal. to obtain (something) by cunning or trickery; wangle. 1
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Origin of promoting
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English promoten < Latin prōmōtus, past participle of prōmovēre to move forward, advance. See pro-1, motive
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Parts of speech for Promoting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
promoting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
promoting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for promoting
noun promoting
- advertising — Advertising is the activity of creating advertisements and making sure people see them.
- billings — Josh (dʒɑʃ ) ; jäsh) (pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw) 1818-85; U.S. humorist
adj promoting
- cultural — Cultural means relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
- developmental — Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something.
- featuring — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- headlining — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- highlighting — to emphasize or make prominent.
adjective promoting
- disciplining — Present participle of discipline.
- liberalising — Present participle of liberalise.
- liberalizing — Present participle of liberalize.
Top questions with promoting
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