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promote

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  1. advance               
 
pro.mote \pr*-'mo-t\ vt [L promotus, pp. of promove-re, lit., to move 
   forward, fr. pr]o- forward + move-re to move 1a: to advance in station, 
   rank, or honor : RAISE  1b: to advance (a student) from one grade to the 
   next higher grade  2a: to contribute to the growth or prosperity of : 
   FURTHER  2b: to help bring (as an enterprise) into being : LAUNCH  slang  
   3: to get possession of by doubtful means or by ingenuity