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- [pruh-moh-tiv]
- /prəˈmoʊ tɪv/
- /prəmˈəʊtɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-moh-tiv]
- /prəˈmoʊ tɪv/
Definitions of promotive word
- adjective promotive tending to promote. 1
- adjective promotive tending to promote 0
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Origin of promotive
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; promote + -ive
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Promotive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
promotive popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
promotive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for promotive
adj promotive
- conducive — If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
adjective promotive
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
Antonyms for promotive
adjective promotive
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
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