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promote
English
Etymology
From Latin pr?m?tus, perfect passive participle of pr?move? (“move forward, advance”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p???mo?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???m??t/
- Rhymes: -??t
- Hyphenation: pro?mote
Verb
promote (third-person singular simple present promotes, present participle promoting, simple past and past participle promoted)
- (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
- (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
- (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
- (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.
- (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
- (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
- (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
Antonyms
- (raise rank): demote, relegate
- (advocate or urge on behalf of): denigrate, oppose
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- protome, temporo-, topomer
Latin
Participle
pr?m?te
- vocative masculine singular of pr?m?tus
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heighten
English
Etymology
From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height +? -en (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ha?t?n/
- Rhymes: -a?t?n
Verb
heighten (third-person singular simple present heightens, present participle heightening, simple past and past participle heightened)
- To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
- “That’s heightened by the impact of climate change,” she added.
Translations
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- what heightens your sense of smell
- what heightened sense of smell
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