Synonyms: push, promote, advertise, advertize
Definition: make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Usage: The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model; The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
Similar words: praise
Definition: express approval of
Usage: The parents praised their children for their academic performance
Synonyms: promote
Definition: 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
Synonyms: promote
Definition: be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: upgrade, raise, promote, elevate, kick upstairs, advance
Definition: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Usage: 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
Similar words: delegate, depute, designate, assign
Definition: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Synonyms: boost, advance, encourage, further, promote
Definition: contribute to the progress or growth of
Usage: I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Similar words: back up, support
Definition: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Usage: She supported him during the illness; Her children always backed her up