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promote

Divide promote into syllables:

pro · mote

How to pronounce promote:

Definition of promote:

promote:
The past tense of Promote is promoted.

Synonyms for promote:

advance
back up
boost
carry
conduce
connive at
contribute
encourage
feed
forward
further
help
lead
spur
support
wink at

Antonyms for promote:

abase
abate
ax
axe
belittle
besmirch
boot
break
bump
can
castigate
censure
condemn
criticise
criticize
de-escalate
debase
declass
decrease
defile
deglamorize
degrade
dehire
demean
demoralise
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