· contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

Synonym(s): advance, boost, further, encourage

Hypernym(s): support, back_up

· give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

Synonym(s): upgrade, advance, kick_upstairs, raise, elevate

Hypernym(s): delegate, designate, depute, assign

Antonym(s): demote

· make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

Synonym(s): advertise, advertize, push

Hypernym(s): praise

· be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

Hypernym(s): change

· change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent

Hypernym(s): play