different between promote vs popularise

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)

2. (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

3. (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

4. (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
5. (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.

6. (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
7. (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.

8. (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

1. vocative masculine singular of pr?m?tus

English

Alternative forms

• popularize (American)

Etymology

popular +? -ise

Verb

popularise (third-person singular simple present popularises, present participle popularising, simple past and past participle popularised)

1. (transitive) To make something popular.

   Homer Simpson popularised the term "d'oh".

2. (transitive) To present something in a widely understandable or acceptable form, especially technical or scientific material for a general audience.

Translations

French

Verb

popularise

1. first-person singular present indicative of populariser
2. third-person singular present indicative of populariser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of populariser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of populariser
5. second-person singular imperative of populariser

Anagrams

• populaires