different between unfold vs promote

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?f??ld/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?fo?ld/
• Rhymes: -??ld

Etymology

From Middle English unfolden, from Old English unfealdan (“to unfold”), equivalent to un- +? fold.

Verb

unfold (third-person singular simple present unfolds, present participle unfolding, simple past and past participle unfolded)

1. To undo a folding.

   • Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns.

2. (intransitive) To turn out; to happen; to develop.

   • Memento unfolds over 22 scenes—or, more accurately, 22 strands of time, the main strand (in color) moving backward in increments, and another strand (in black and white) going forward, though the two overlap profoundly.

3. (transitive) To reveal.

   • Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing  To what I shall unfold.

4. To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development.

5. To release from a fold or pen.

Synonyms

• (to reveal): expose, uncover; see also Thesaurus:reveal

Antonyms

• fold

Translations

Noun

unfold (plural unfolds)

1. (computing, programming) In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.

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