Promote
King James Dictionary [1]
Promo'Te, L. promotus, promoveo, to move forward pro and moveo, to move.
1. To forward to advance to contribute to the growth, enlargement or excellence of any thing valuable, or to the increase of any thing evil as, to promote learning, knowledge, virtue or religion to promote the interest of commerce or agriculture to promote the arts to promote civilization or refinement to promote the propagation of the gospel to promote vice and disorder. 2. To excite as, to promote mutiny. 3. To exalt to elevate to raise to prefer in rank or honor.
I will promote thee to very great honors. Numbers 22
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. Proverbs 4
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( v. t.) To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture.
(2): ( v. t.) To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.
(3): ( v. i.) To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
